KNUT Advocates for Physical Education and Psychosocial Support for Flood Affected Learners.
Questions have been brought up regarding whether plans have been made for children affected by floods to restart physical education and receive psychosocial support.
Collins Oyuu, the secretary general of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), has emphasized the importance of schools involving counseling departments to evaluate the well-being of learners.
He pointed out that some students may come from families that have experienced loss and, as a result, require emotional and psychological support.
He advocated for a gradual reopening for individuals who may be unable to resume classes on Monday.
In the last 24 hours, 19 people perished as a result of the severe floods that have ravaged most of Kenya, bringing the official national death toll to 257.
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Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said on Wednesday that 14 of the 19 people killed were adults and 5 were minors.
He noted that the severe rains have injured 188 people, affected another 293, 661 people, and displaced 54,837 families.
Mwaura reported that the flooding situation persists in most parts of the country, with the latest weather forecast indicating ongoing heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in 31 Counties.
He noted that the affected regions include the Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, Central, and the Eastern regions.
Additionally, occasional rainfall is forecasted in Nairobi and along the Coast region, which will impact the Tana River, Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, and Lamu Counties.
In addition, the floods have harmed 61 health facilities in 11 counties, and crops on approximately 9,816 acres of land have been devastated.
So far, 44 cases of cholera have been documented, with the Ministry of Health and the Kenya Red Cross conducting medical outreach and cholera control programs in Tana River and Marsabit counties.
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The Government Spokesperson stated that the government is mobilizing resources to address critical road sections and restore safe travel.
They further advised all road users to exercise caution, especially in Nairobi and urban areas, as well as in Nyanza, Western, Rift Valley, Eastern regions, the Coast, Central, and North Eastern regions, where significant infrastructural damage has occurred.
KNUT Advocates for Physical Education and Psychosocial Support for Flood Affected Learners
