The government, through the Ministry of Education, issued a directive to all parents with pupils in 348 schools closed last year, urging them to be transferred to other schools ahead of the reopening next week.
Speaking to the press on Friday, January 3, Basic Education Permanent Secretary Dr Belio Kipsang noted that any school that failed to meet the preparedness levels as prescribed by the ministry will not be allowed to open and directed all parents to transfer their pupils. "Any school that has not met the preparedness levels won't be allowed to proceed.
For those who will not be ready, we have already told parents to seek alternative schools for their children," PS Kipsang stated.
The 348 schools were closed for failing to meet safety standards for dormitories posing a risk to learners, contravening the provisions of the Safety Standards Manual for Schools in Kenya (2008).
