The Education Ministry extends school opening date by one week.

The government has decided to postpone the opening of both primary and secondary schools by one week because of the ongoing rains that are affecting the country.

Schools were scheduled to open for the second term today the 29th of April but will now open on the 6th of May which is next week on Monday.

In a statement that was posted on their Twitter page today early morning, the ministry said that they had received data that most schools were affected by floods.

“In the face of ongoing heavy rains, the Ministry of Education last week directed its field officers to submit data from all Basic Education learning institutions countrywide to assist the Government in assessing the readiness of the schools for the Second Term  opening Monday April 29, 2024.”

It added.

“Reports received at the Ministry of Education, coordinated 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.

The devastating effects of the rains in some schools is so severe it will be imprudent to risk the lives of learners and staff before watertight measures are put in place to ensure adequate safety of affected schools communities.”

The country has been experiencing heavy downpours which have left hundreds of citizens homeless with most of their property being swept away by the rains.

The floods have so far killed 93 people and displaced at least 131, 450 people.

The Kenya Meteorological Department Director David Gikunga warned that the ongoing rains would continue in various parts of the country for the next seven days.

He also said that there might be risks of landslides on steep slopes. Some of the regions that have been heavily affected by rains include Tana River, Nyanza, Nairobi, Rift Valley, Western and Central Kenya.

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