Former Alliance Girls High School teacher Peter Ayiro, accused of grooming and sexually exploiting students, has been found guilty of immoral conduct by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

TSC Director of Legal, Labour and Industrial Relations Cavin Anyuor told the Senate Education Committee that investigators established Ayiro had engaged in inappropriate conduct with students.

“This was done in the case of Alliance Girls’ High School. The panel summoned relevant witnesses and held an investigatory meeting on July 25, 2025,” Anyuor said.

Witnesses included Ayiro, the whistle-blower, students, the school chaplain, and teachers. Although Ayiro resigned before disciplinary proceedings could begin, Anyuor confirmed that the commission 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,” he explained.

He added that the commission had already prepared a show-cause letter but could not serve it because of Ayiro’s resignation. Even so, TSC is reviewing the evidence to decide whether he should remain in the teachers’ register.

“The process may result in interdiction, a warning, or deregistration,” Anyuor said, noting that the commission regulates about 900,000 teachers in both public and private institutions across the country.

The development followed an exposé by African Uncensored titled “The Teacher and the System”, which detailed Ayiro’s misconduct, including grooming students while in school and later exploiting them after they had left.

Ayiro formally resigned from TSC on August 17, citing what he described as “false accusations” and sustained public attacks.

The 26-year veteran teacher refuted any wrongdoings and said that the accusations had made him endure “great stress and strain.” He explained that he had resigned to safeguard his dignity and peace of mind.