We need to accept that we wonโt always make the right decisions, that weโll screw up royally sometimes โ understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, itโs part of success.โ Arianna Huffington
Why are we building State Lodges, Stadia and airstrips in every county instead of new equiped schools and hospitals in every county. This may impact more on the common citizen by creating employment, access to education and healthcare.
Supporting studentsโ right to privacy in dormitories does not mean defending criminals or excusing the deaths of those girls. Two truths can coexist: justice must be served, and children still deserve dignity and privacy.
The debate is being framed incorrectly.
The issue is not the existence of CCTV cameras in school dormitory hallways. Surveillance in common areas is a standard safety measure in many boarding institutions and is often intended to enhance student security, emergency response, and accountability. Hallways are not private spaces.
The fundamental question is this: Why are students sleeping in hallways in the first place?
If learners are occupying corridors designed for movement and emergency evacuation, then the discussion should focus on overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure, student welfare, and compliance with minimum boarding standards.
A corridor is not a dormitory. It is not a sleeping area. The presence of students sleeping there points to a deeper institutional and policy failure that cannot be obscured by arguments about cameras.
Public attention should be directed toward capacity management, dormitory standards, and the conditions under which students are being accommodated. When a school reaches the point where hallways become sleeping quarters, the problem is not surveillance, it is overcrowding.
That is the issue that demands answers.
Mimi naona hata hizo video za hao watoto wakichange in school zilikua zinauzwa kwa ntandao. Na ni watoto wagani wanachoma shule bila kudestroy cctv? There is more to this
Those citing privacy concerns should remember that incidents like this are exactly why CCTV cameras in dormitory corridors became mandatory. Article 24 exists for a reason, and schools are required by the Ministry of Education to comply, thereโs no debate about it.
Utumishi girls cctv footage.
I know most of you have seen the CCTV footage of the Utumishi girls allegedly planning to burn the dormitory. I understand why the footage is being used as evidence, and it is helpful in understanding what happened.
That said, one thing that stood out to me is the presence of CCTV cameras inside the dormitories. Back in high school, dorms were considered private spaces. People changed clothes there, naked,walked around freely, and generally expected a level of privacy.
My concern isn't to distract from the main issue, but rather to ask whether having cameras inside a girls' dormitory is appropriate. If that footage were ever to end up in the wrong hands, it could be a serious violation of the students' privacy. Cameras outside the dorm entrance or in common areas make sense for security purposes, but inside the dorm itself raises questions.
Considering that schools have both male and female staff, and given past cases where some adults have taken advantage of young girls, I think it's reasonable to discuss the privacy implications as well. Again, this doesn't take away from the main issue, I just find the presence of cameras inside the dormitory concerning.
Why is there CCTV INSIDE the dorm? Where does the footage go? Who watches it? Isnโt this a severe child safeguarding breach? Isnโt the physical privacy + dignity of minors violated by installing those there?
Great the cameras caught it, but the adults need to explain. Slooowly.
Before we even start debunking this AI generated clip, why are there allegedly hidden cameras spying in on a girls' dorm?
1. Why is footage(00:13:23 - 00:13:34) missing?
2. Why are the generated caricatures of girls @ 00:13:18 & 00:13:23 all running in the same conspicuous style?