A secondary school teacher was arrested for allegedly sending fare, hugging students and hosting three students at a hotel in Machakos County.
The three students are aged between 15 and 17. Two of the girls are in Form 3 and the other is in Form 2.
The teacher cannot be mentioned for legal reasons but has been revealed to be working at a secondary school located in Kola, Machakos sub-county.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the minors were students at the school where the teacher had been working and had all been sent home to collect school fees.
On Wednesday, Machakos Police Station officers arrested him following information from members of the public.
The teacher was found at the hotel where he had been hosting the minors.
Machakos sub-county police commander Moss Ndhiwa revealed that the suspect had been arrested pending an investigation into the matter.
According to him, the teacher was drunk at the time he was arrested.
The teacher had been surrounded by members of the public but was rescued by police officers after being found entertaining three school girls.
According to the three girls, the teacher had asked them to travel to Machakos town where they were to meet him.
“He followed us when we were in school and gave us his phone number. I never called him. He instead called me the same night since he had taken my number too,” said one of the girls.
The girl revealed that she had been in constant contact with the teacher on Tuesday night and had asked her to meet him in Machakos the following day.
She asked the teacher if she could come along with two of her friends and the teacher agreed.
Upon arriving in Machakos, the student said that they went to Quickmart supermarket and called the teacher.
The teacher then called the girls and told them to look for him at Machakos Glass, a glass shop. Boda Boda drivers took them to the shop.
When the girls arrived and called the teacher again, he told them to join him at the hotel where he waited for them outside and hugged each one of them before they went inside.
According to the police, it is the hugging that may have raised eyebrows drawing the attention of members of the public.
The area residents followed the four individuals to the hotel leading to the teacher being arrested.
The residents wanted to find out what the teacher was doing with the young girls.