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Kenya: Why 55,000 Learners Have No School to Return to
Nation, 18 October 2020
The fate of 55,000 learners from private schools hangs in the balance after their institutions failed to open last Monday. Read more »
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Kenya: Schools Reopening Exposes Country's Huge Inequality Gap
Nation, 16 October 2020
When schools welcomed Grade Four, Standard Eight and Form Four learners on Monday, it brought to the fore the huge economic gulf among Kenyans. Read more »
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Kenya: Foreign Affairs CS Calls for Girls' Protection as Schools Reopen
Nation, 15 October 2020
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo is calling for more measures for the protection of girls as schools reopen around the world, in the wake of Covid-19. Read more »
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Kenya: The School Where Pupils Will Be Competing for Space With Chickens
Nation, 10 October 2020
As schools reopen on Monday, the owner of Mwea Brethren Primary School in Kirinyaga County says he is not ready yet to phase out chicken farming to accommodate pupils. Read more »
Why 55,000 Kenyan Learners Have No School to Return to
Thousands of learners in Grade Four, Standard 8 and Form Four are seeking admission in public schools, amid major concerns of a lack of capacity when all learners resume classes. So far, more than 200 private primary and secondary schools have shut down, with their owners turning them into business premises or handing them back to landlords. Currently, learners are sitting at a distance of 1.5 metres from each other as schools observe the Covid-19 health guidelines causing many schools to limit the number of learners to a maximum of 25, with others accommodating only 15 learners.
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Kenya has re-opened its schools after a long break. The education ministry is allowing learners in Grade 4, Standard 8 and Form 4 to go back to school, as parents wait to hear when ... Read more »
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Positive cases have reportedly dramatically increased, especially in rural counties, barely a week after President Uhuru Kenyatta eased containment measures to boost businesses. ... Read more »
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A team of senior education stakeholders have proposed to reorganise the academic calendar such that the second term starts in October and ends in November, and the third term ... Read more »
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Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha has said it will not be practical and safe to re-open schools because the peak period for the novel coronavirus infections is ... Read more »
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Over 18 million students in Kenya have been affected by the closure of schools. An extended period of closure will impact children's wellbeing and have a long-term impact on ... Read more »
Joseph Maina converted his school into a chicken farm after the government directed that all schools be closed following the Covid-19 outbreak.
