Over 2,000 special schools across the country face closure in the next two weeks due to delayed capitation that has also affected learning in primary and secondary schools across the country.
The Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) and the Special Schools Association of Kenya (SHAC) said the move by the government to slash education funds spells doom for the sector and could erode gains made.
KUSNET General Secretary James Torome said that the delay had caused anxiety among the teachers and the students suffering from various disabilities.
Torome said that the association held a meeting with the Directorate of the Ministry of Education, where it was agreed that the funds should be released immediately. "We have engaged on several issues affecting learners with a disability, and we have agreed unanimously that those funds be channelled to schools in good time," he said.
