Magoha bans Hand Sanitizers in Schools.

Education CS Prof George Magoha on Wednesday instructed teachers to confiscate all small-bottle sanitizers from students. Speaking after meeting education stakeholders at Our Lady of Fatima Girls Secondary School in Kariobangi North, the CS noted that some students have been using sanitizers to start fires in schools. “I want to tell teachers that they must not allow small-bottle sanitizers into schools. “If any child has portable sanitizer, it should be taken and kept and given when the child is leaving school,” said Magoha. Adding: “We have already seen that a fire was started using a sanitizer in one of the schools.”

This comes just a day after the property of unknown value was destroyed at Cheborge Boys Secondary School in Kericho after a fire broke out in a dormitory. One side of a twin dormitory was damaged but the cause of the fire is yet to be established.” The twin dormitory held 300 students with one side having been destroyed by the fire,” said Joseph Birdai, the Bureti sub-county director of education.

Earlier this month, Magoha stated that large quantities of sanitizers will not be allowed in schools, directing that only about five liters will be allowed and will be handled by teachers.“Our children are very creative and we all know what they may do with it. We will not allow over five liters of sanitizers to go into schools. “Quantity of sanitizers should only be handled by teachers for the purpose of general school population when in public places,” he remarked.