Education Secretary Ezekiel Machog has now said that some schools in Tana River, Homa Bay and Kisumu counties may not reopen on Monday as directed.
According to C.S. These areas continue to experience flood-related challenges and will require more repairs to resume learning.
He said the names of affected schools are still being obtained and a comprehensive list will be provided as soon as available.
However, he said the ministry was currently considering any options for learners to continue their studies at the affected schools.
“We are looking at other mechanisms for how learning will happen in schools with less than 5% and even less than 2%. We are still getting names for certain seven counties. Parts of the Tana River, Homa Bay, Kisumu and some other parts of the country,” Machog said.
He spoke while touring schools in Nairobi and checking on the status of preparations for resuming learning.
The Education CS's remarks came a day after President William Ruto announced that schools would reopen on Monday, May 13.
“We are advising all parents that it is now safe based on the assessment of weather forecasters and the Kenyan government. and other learning facilities across Kenya, parents must therefore prepare their children to go to school as all schools will open next Monday. “No,” he said.
The reopening comes just a week after he announced a pause on school reopening until further notice.
Ruto on Friday last week Directed the Ministry of Education to postpone the reopening of all schools.
Ruto said the postponement followed warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology that continued rain could worsen flooding.
“Weather reports paint a dire picture. Rain will continue to increase in both duration and intensity throughout this month and likely beyond,” he said.
“The cyclone is predicted to cause heavy rains, strong winds and powerful and dangerous waves, which could disrupt maritime activities in the Indian Ocean and communities along the Kenyan coast.”
Schools were originally scheduled to reopen on April 29th.
