List of Approved Schools in Kenya. Before boys are placed in the rehabilitation centres, they must first undergo an assessment programme at Gitathuru Rehabilitation School. From there, they are sent to various schools based on whether they are high-, medium-, or low-risk. Girls undergo a similar process at Kirigiti Girls Rehabilitation School. There are 11 juvenile remand homes (under the administration of the Children’s Department) in Kenya, with a reported capacity of 3,500 children. The schools are Kirigiti, Dagoretti, Kisumu, Kericho, Kakamega, Wamumu, Kabete, Gitathuru, Likoni, and Othaya rehabilitation centres. Not only children found guilty of committing a crime will be sent to approved schools but also those in need of care and protection.
The major focus of this study was an investigation of the major factors that trigger off juvenile delinquency and the delinquents subsequent committal to approved schools and whether the said juveniles were rehabilitated after committal or not. The effects of institutionalization on the juvenile delinquents were also studied. The study was guided by three hypotheses. These were. one. that low socio-economic status at home triggered delinquency and subsequent institutionalization. Second. That rehabilitation success depended on sex. each juveniles attitude towards the rehabilitation programmes and institutionalization and third. That effects of institutionalization depended on the juvenile delinquents~ overall environment prior to institutionalization. The subjects of the study were inmates and ex-inmates of the approved schools and uninstitutionalized non-delinquents who were used as control group. The approved schools~ inmates were drawn from four approved schools while the ex-inmates were former inmates. The uninstitutionalized non-delinquents were drawn from two primary schools. Twenty two officials from the four approved schools were also interviewed. The key instrument of data collection was the interview schedule. However. unstructured interviews were also administered to the key informants. The study found that the majority of the committed juvenile delinquents hailed from low socio-economic backgrounds which could (vi) have predisposed them to delinquency. The study found out that the major delinquent acts committed by the studied .juveniles were ; theft, being idle and disorderly, burglary, vandalism, among others. Female approved schools’ inmates and ex-inmates were found to register higher rehabilitation success vis-a-vis their male counterparts as a result of social and economic factors. Another factor found to influence rehabilitation sucess was inmates and exinmates attitude towards rehabilitation programmes and committal to approved schools. Juvenile delinquents’ overall environment prior to committal was found to have some significant influence on their attitude and integration into the approved schools. It was concluded that no juvenile delinquent should ever be committed to an approved school unless reform seems unobtainable by other means. It was also recommended that community based rehabilitation services should be initiated as an alternative to institutionalization. Finally, it was felt that constant evaluation of rehabilitation programmes was necessary so as to streamline their effectiveness.
Today, there are a total of 10 approved schools at Kirigiti, Dagoretti, Kisumu, Kericho, Kakamega, Wamumu, Kabete, Gitathuru, Likoni and Othaya under the Department of Children’s Services since independence. No matter how difficult your child is you do not have the discretion to admit him to an approved school at will.
List of Approved Schools in Kenya
Wamumu Approved School
Phone: +254 725 080301
Kakamega Rehab School
Kakamega Rehab School is a public primary school in Bukhungu. This school is run by central government/deb. It is a boarding school. This educational institution is a ordinary and boys only type of institution.The pupil to classroom ratio in this school is 9.9:1 and the pupil to toilet ratio is 17.3:1. There are total 7 classrooms, 4 boys toilets and 2 teachers toilets. The total numbers of students enrolls in this school are 69. GOK TSC (Teachers Service Commission) males are 7 There are 9 non-teaching staff males and 5 female non-teaching staff in Kakamega Rehab School, Bukhungu.
Phone: +254 56 30058
Kabete Approved School, Nairobi (Dagoretti)
Kabete Rehab. School is a public primary school in Kitisuru. This school is run by central government/deb. It is a boarding school. This educational institution is a special school and boys only type of institution.The pupil to classroom ratio in this school is 20.8:1 and the pupil to toilet ratio is 13.8:1. There are total 4 classrooms, 6 boys toilets and 3 teachers toilets. There are 83 boys in Kabete Rehab. School. The total numbers of students enrolls in this school are 83. There are 8 non-teaching staff males and 4 female non-teaching staff in Kabete Rehab. School, Kitisuru.
Address: Riruta Dagoretti South, Kenya
Likoni Rehabilitation School
Likoni Rehabilitation Primary School is a Public Primary school. It is located in Likoni Constituency, Likoni Location, Likoni Division within the Mombasa District of Mombasa County in the Coast Province of Kenya. It is a Boarding School school for Boys Only that caters to Ordinary Students. Learning is carried out through a Kenyan Curriculum. Rehabilitation center in Mombasa, Kenya
Kirigiti Girls Rehabilitation School
Kirigiti Girls Rehabilitation is a Public Primary school. It is located in Kiambaa Constituency, Riabai Location, Kiambaa Division within the Kiambu District of Kiambu County in the Central Province of Kenya. It is a Boarding School school for Girls Only that caters to Special Needs Students. Learning is carried out through a Kenyan Curriculum. Kirigiti Girls Rehabilitation is in Kiambu County (Kiambaa Constituency). Kirigiti Girls Rehabilitation is a girls boarding primary school.
Kisumu Approved School
Rehabilitation center in Kisumu, Kenya
Kericho Approved School
Kericho Rehabilitation School is a public primary school in Ainamoi. This school is run by central government/deb. It is a day school. This educational institution is a ordinary and mixed type of institution.The pupil to classroom ratio in this school is 20.3:1 and the pupil to toilet ratio is 8.1:1. There are total 4 classrooms, 8 boys toilets, 2 girls toilets and 3 teachers toilets. The total numbers of students enrolls in this school are 81. GOK TSC (Teachers Service Commission) males are 3 There are 6 non-teaching staff males and 4 female non-teaching staff in Kericho Rehabilitation School, Ainamoi.
Dagoretti Girls Rehabilitation School
Dagoretti Girls Rehabilitation School is a public primary school in Kinoo. This school is run by central government/deb. It is a boarding school. This educational institution is a special school and girls only type of institution.The pupil to classroom ratio in this school is 8.6:1 and the pupil to toilet ratio is 34.5:1. There are total 8 classrooms, 2 girls toilets and 2 teachers toilets. The total numbers of students enrolls in this school are 69. There are 4 non-teaching staff males and 8 female non-teaching staff in Dagoretti Girls Rehabilitation School, Kinoo.
Gitathuru Approved School
Gitathuru Approved School ,Kitisuru in Nairobi district
Othaya rehabilitation Centre
Othaya Rehabilitation is in Nyeri County (Othaya Constituency). Othaya Rehabilitation is a boys boarding primary school.
