Schools and all learning institutions will be reopened only if the safety of learners is guaranteed, according to President Uhuru Kenyatta. The lack of a specific reopening date being announced dampens all speculations that had filtered through on resumption of classes. The President, who was speaking during the NERC conference at the KICC, said the lives and safety of learners isn’t something to gamble with.
He said the questions shouldn’t be when schools will reopen, but how, “I would plead with Kenyans, let us not focus ourselves on when schools will reopen but how shall these schools open, in a manner that protects our children and their lives and health.”
He said once the government has established if and when its safe to reopen, further direction will be given. On Monday, teachers across the country reported back to school to prepare for a possible reopening, in line with a directive from the Teachers Service Commission.