Mombasa teacher on sodomy charges – Weekly Citizen

A teacher alleged to be from the Royal Junior Academy in Mombasa county pleaded not guilty to charges of sodomizing his two pupils who he had been giving tuition.
The suspect, Elphas Mukangali , was arraigned before Senior Resident Magistrate Christine Ogweno after he was granted application for his charges to be read a fresh after earlier pleading guilty to one count of sodomy and committing an indecent act with minors.

Elphas Mukangali who is alleged to be a teacher at the Royal Junior Academy in Mombasa county pleaded not guilty to a charge of sodomizing his two pupils who he has been giving private tuition. The suspect was arraigned before Senior Resident Magistrate Christine Ogweno after he was granted application for his charges to be read afresh after earlier pleading guilty to one count of sodomy and committing an indecent act with minors.

He was charged that on diverse dates between January and March at Kizingo area he defiled two minors.
The application for bond will be heard on June 3 and remained in custody.
According to one of the minors’ parent, the suspect used to coach the pupils after normal school hours so as to improve their performance.
“He has coached my child for the past two years. At first, the suspect used to offer the tuition at my home but he asked me to allow him conduct the tuition in school. I allowed him since I had trusted him,” the minor’s parent said.
He said he did not expect that the suspect had other agenda.
But the case has taken a dramatic turn after the school management denied that the suspect is their employee.
In a letter dated May 23, the school said Mr Mukangali ceased to be an employee and teacher at the institution.
“We understand he has been carrying out tuition at the victim’s parent’s houses where the ugly incident could have taken place and not in our institution as being alleged,” the school said.
The private school further said that the institution has no legal responsibilities over pupils who engage teachers for extra- tuition out of the prescribed times as enshrined in the education act.
The institution said though sympathizing with the victims of the heinous act, the victims’ parents bear the responsibility for whatever happened to the minors.
“Tuition has been banned and it’s an offence punishable by law. We are really saddened by the event that has targeted our institutions as allegedly harboring dangerous criminals out to destroy the future of the learners,” it said in the letter.
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