School Opening Dates Extended For These Schools. Some of the nation’s primary and secondary schools will start their second terms later than usual. This is according to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Reopening dates for schools in areas that are affected by flooding will be delayed, according to Gachagua. He made this announcement on Friday, April 26, at a press conference regarding the current floods in Karen.
Before informing parents and kids of the changes, he continued, the Ministry of Education would work with the individual county governments to assess the current situation.
The Education Ministry’s 2024 academic calendar, according to the DP, will see pupils who attend schools unaffected by the rains report to class next week.
It will be evaluated on its own merits, case by case. If an extension of the opening day is required, we can make it happen. If not, the school will open as scheduled for the benefit of the nation,” he said.
64 schools in Nairobi have been impacted by the rains, according to Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang. These schools will reopen as soon as things get back to normal.
School Opening Dates Extended For These Schools
There are 64 schools in Nairobi County that are significantly impacted in terms of classroom space and restrooms. In order to avoid requesting that all schools close, we made the decision to handle them as local concerns.
This is a result of the 800 private schools and 210 public schools in Nairobi. We may postpone the 64’s opening,” he said.
This occurs while the nation is still seeing a lot of rain. As the country’s heavy rains continue to cause havoc in several areas, the Kenya Meteorological Department issued an advisory on Tuesday about the heavy rainfall.
According to David Gikungu, director of meteorological services, “Flooding is expected in low-lying areas, those in flood plains, as well as in urban areas with poor drainage.”