St. Kizito was a coeducational boarding secondary school in Kenya in Akithii Location, Meru County. It was named for Saint Kizito.
Mass rapes and murders
On 13 July 1991, over 70 girls were raped and 19 killed at St. Kizito school. After supposedly declining to participate in a strike organized by the boys at the school, the girls' dormitory was invaded by male students and the chaos began. Initial and angering reports from the headteacher included comments that the boys had not intended to hurt the girls, but "only wanted to rape".
The school was closed after the event as international outrage erupted on the treatment of women in Kenya and other African nations.
The school was later renamed St. Cyprian Secondary School.
References
St. Kizito Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA