The government has changed school opening dates due to the heavy rains and flooding across the country.

PHOTO | COURTESY the notice 

According to the school calendar, learners who were supposed to start school on Monday, April 29, must report as of May 6, 2024.

PHOTO | COURTESY a family walking in flood waters

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Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu said that the ministry asked field officials to submit data from all Basic Education Learning Institutions across the nation where harmful effects of the severe rains had been documented.

“Reports received at the Ministry of Education, corroborated with data from other relevant Government agencies, show that a number of schools in various regions of the country have been adversely affected by the rains,” Machogu said.

PHOTO | COURTESY Education CS Ezekiel Machogu

“The devastating effects of the rains in some of the schools is so severe that it will be imprudent to risk the lives of learners and staff before water-tight measures are put in place to ensure adequate safety of all affected school communities,” added the CS.

 Over 70 people have been killed and hundreds displaced from their homes who are seeking refuge at various schools in different counties.