Kisumu Woman Confronts Security Guard for Allegedly Beating Her Daughter: "Unamchapa Kama Nani?"
- A Kisumu mother filmed and posted her heated exchange with a security guard, accusing her of assaulting her daughter
- In the TikTok video, the devastated woman questioned why the guard had not called her if her child was misbehaving
- The security guard admitted to punishing the child but defended herself, saying she had acted based on previous incidents
- TUKO.co.ke spoke to two Kenyan parents who explained why they would not allow anyone to punish their children if not themselves
The African proverb “It takes a whole village to raise a child” seems to have lost its place in today’s society.
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In many urban areas, the responsibility of raising and disciplining children has become almost exclusively a parent’s role, with little to no intervention from others, not even teachers.
This shift was evident in Kisumu when a mother confronted a security guard for allegedly assaulting her daughter.
Devastated, the woman shared a video on TikTok of her altercation with the guard, questioning why she thought she had the right to hit her child.
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“Has anyone given you the authority to beat their children? My child is crying and this is a place I call home. I may be very soft, but I can also be a very bad person,” said the mother.
Why did Kisumu security guard beat tenant’s daughter?
She said the better approach would have been to call her if the child was being disrespectful or making mistakes, rather than punishing her.
“I have caned her because she made a mistake. I have been warning her and calling her out, but she doesn’t listen,” said the security guard.
The guard justified her actions by stating that another tenant, a lawyer, had complained to her earlier, asking why she allowed children in the estate to play and spoil things.
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She added that the children had even broken one of the tenants’ windows, but she had not taken any action at the time.
“But I live here. All these things you are saying right now, you have never told me. Beating my child is going too far. You are supposed to tell me when my kid is misbehaving so that I can punish her myself; that is my duty, not yours,” the mother stated.
The furious mother said the open area was specifically designated for children to play, and that was their right.
She recalled a time when the guard sent her children away from the play area without confronting her directly.
“Please ask them to stop spoiling things while they play,” the guard responded.
Is it okay for someone to punish a neighbour's child?
While seeking to understand why most parents would not allow anyone else to punish or discipline their children, TUKO.co.ke spoke to a few parents.
Olive Atuya, a mother of two, noted that she would not let anyone punish her children because times have changed and people behave differently compared to the past.
“Someone may let out all their anger and end up injuring your child, or even hitting them and accidentally killing them. At that point, what do you do? Let me be the one to teach my kids manners and no one else,” she said.
Sylvia Malala noted that in the past, people’s intentions were pure compared to today.
“Someone may pretend to be punishing your child for a good reason, but they may have ill intentions. Some even lie about children making mistakes. I do not trust anyone with my babies,” she said.
Did Kenyan teacher hurt pupil with long nails?
In other news, TUKO.co.ke reported that a parent raised concern during a school meeting over claims that one of the teachers had hurt her daughter with fake nails.
She explained that her daughter sustained an injury to the chest, adding that she even had a doctor’s note to support her claim.
The headteacher intervened and apologised on the teacher’s behalf but assured the parents that no teacher would harm a child knowingly.
He also called on his teachers to be more careful when handling the pupils so as to avoid such unfortunate cases and incidents.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
