Former Alliance Girls’ High School teacher Peter Ayiro has been found guilty of immoral conduct by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) following an investigation triggered by a media exposé.
TSC Director of Legal, Labour and Industrial Relations, Cavin Anyuor, told the Senate Education Committee that a disciplinary panel conducted an inquiry on July 25, 2025, and established that Ayiro had engaged in inappropriate behaviour with students.
“The panel summoned relevant witnesses and held an investigatory meeting on July 25, 2025,” Anyuor said, adding that witnesses included Ayiro himself, the whistle-blower, students, the school chaplain and teachers.
The revelations followed an exposé by African Uncensored titled “The Teacher and the System,” which detailed allegations that the teacher groomed students while in school and later exploited them after they left.
Although Ayiro resigned before disciplinary proceedings could be concluded, TSC said it would still act in its regulatory role.
“The employment relationship has now been severed. However, TSC, as the regulator, can still remove him from the register of teachers,” Anyuor explained.
He added that although a show-cause letter had been prepared, it was not served due to the resignation. TSC is now reviewing the evidence to decide whether Ayiro should remain in the teachers’ register — a process that could lead to interdiction, a warning or deregistration.
Ayiro formally resigned from TSC on August 17, citing “false accusations” and sustained public attacks. In his resignation letter, he said he was enduring “persistent cyberbullying, threats of physical harm, public humiliation, and even being ostracised from my church.”
The former teacher, who served for 26 years, maintained his innocence and said the allegations had subjected him to “great stress and strain.” He explained that his resignation was meant to protect his dignity and peace of mind.
He also confirmed that he had paid one month’s salary in lieu of notice, attaching an M-Pesa transaction of Sh105,000 to TSC, and asked for guidance on clearance and exit procedures.
Ayiro’s resignation came amid heightened public scrutiny and ongoing investigations into sexual misconduct allegations at Alliance Girls’ High School, one of Kenya’s top national institutions. The Senate Education Committee is expected to review the case further as part of wider measures to strengthen student protection.
