Schools Suffer Infrastructure Damage Due to Heavy rains and Floods
Schools have also suffered infrastructure damage as a result of heavy rainfall. Johnson Nzioka, chairman of the Kenya Primary Schools Association, reported differing levels of destruction among schools.
According to data from the Ministry of Interior, the rains have affected around 1,967 schools.
“Each school has been impacted differently. Some mild others severe. The details are in the reports delivered to the Ministry of Education, maybe priority should be given to those severely affected first while repairing,” Nzioka said.
President Ruto asked MPs to prioritize the rehabilitation of rain-damaged schools using the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
However, opponents have pointed to a lack of measures to address the threats that children experience outside of school.
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Educationist Janet Ouko Muthoni asked the Ministry of Education to conduct study on potential learning gaps when kids return to school, emphasizing the significance of properly correcting these gaps.
Due to the extensive damage and loss of lives caused by the ongoing floods, the government has decided to extend both the second and third terms of the school year.
Originally, schools were set to reopen on April 29 for the second term, but this was rescheduled to May 6 due to the flooding.
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However, President William Ruto announced during a national address on Friday that the reopening of all schools would be indefinitely postponed.
Schools Suffer Infrastructure Damage Due to Heavy rains and Floods
