HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISTS IN KENYA

Kenyan journalist students are not secure. This is perhaps because they are still in school and under the control of the school in administration. They always face criticism and others end up being punished draconianly. Reason? Because of writing dirt in the school especially about teachers.
The consequences are always unbearable. They have to go through all sorts of harassment, humiliation and face the wrath of the disappointed teachers. 
A good example is one which happened recently in my school. A journalist had written an article asking the school whether corporal punishment was back. The outcome was discouraging and devastating. The student was forcefully got out of the class and ordered to remove the article from the notice board.
Later during class, teachers were sarcastic with the journalist. They spoke the opposite of what they meant. The incident gave a cold shoulder to other journalists in the school. They went on strike by stopping to write but then nobody paid attention to them. Really It is a high time that the freedom of the press should also be practised in schools.

Location: SONDU, KISUMU, KENYA