The directive coming out is that all schools in Kenya will remain closed until January 2021, because of the corona virus pandemic.

It is also reported that final year exams which are normally taken in October and November have been cancelled.

According to the Minister of Education, George Magoha, students are to repeat the year since schools closed pretty much earlier on in March.

Universities and other tertiary institutions are however supposed to re-open in September with strict measures and guidelines to be followed in order to ensure curtailing the spread of COVID.

Kenya currently has more than 8,000 confirmed corona virus cases of which 164 deaths have been recorded.

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a phased easing of current lock down measures, including the lifting of travel restrictions in the main cities of Nairobi and Mombasa. He however announced that the nationwide overnight curfew from 21:00 to 4:00 local time would be extended for an additional 30-days.

Kenya’s academic calendar usually starts in January and ends in November.

“The 2020 school calendar year will be considered lost due to Covid-19 restrictions,” Mr Magoha said.

He adds that this directive will apply to both private and public schools.

The government has been providing free school programmes via the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development on radio, television and online since students stopped going for classes in March.

The online channels have however been a challenge for some students who do not have the resources and access. The Minister of Education says that the government is currently exploring various avenues to make the virtual education channels accessible for all pupils.

The novel corona virus pandemic which broke out late last year has caused a lot of disruptions in almost all industries globally, and it appears that the world is still pretty much far away from finding a solution, or better yet, finding a way to live through it.

Source; https://africaatrandom.com/kenyan-schools-will-remain-closed-until-2021/

As we be copy copy . . .

does it not appear to you FG will take alignment ??

Very little is been put in place for sooner resumption of schools based on what is obvious to the eyes.

Oh GoodLuck Ebele..... if it were to be your regime now....You'd make Nigeria a safe place to dwell during this pandemic as you single-handedly eradicated Ebola virus without foreign supports or intervention




The people steering the affairs of this country are dummies and can't regulated knowledge without having to depend on other countries ideas ....


Nigeria is Nigeria and we have a system of operation, look within and solve the problem...


Schools can reopen if measures that are critical can be observed....


From Universities down to Creches....

WAEC GCE will be conducted this year

RandomAfrican1:

The directive coming out is that all schools in Kenya will remain closed until January 2021, because of the corona virus pandemic.

It is also reported that final year exams which are normally taken in October and November have been cancelled.

According to the Minister of Education, George Magoha, students are to repeat the year since schools closed pretty much earlier on in March.

Universities and other tertiary institutions are however supposed to re-open in September with strict measures and guidelines to be followed in order to ensure curtailing the spread of COVID.

Kenya currently has more than 8,000 confirmed corona virus cases of which 164 deaths have been recorded.

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a phased easing of current lock down measures, including the lifting of travel restrictions in the main cities of Nairobi and Mombasa. He however announced that the nationwide overnight curfew from 21:00 to 4:00 local time would be extended for an additional 30-days.

Kenya’s academic calendar usually starts in January and ends in November.

“The 2020 school calendar year will be considered lost due to Covid-19 restrictions,” Mr Magoha said.

He adds that this directive will apply to both private and public schools.

The government has been providing free school programmes via the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development on radio, television and online since students stopped going for classes in March.

The online channels have however been a challenge for some students who do not have the resources and access. The Minister of Education says that the government is currently exploring various avenues to make the virtual education channels accessible for all pupils.

The novel corona virus pandemic which broke out late last year has caused a lot of disruptions in almost all industries globally, and it appears that the world is still pretty much far away from finding a solution, or better yet, finding a way to live through it.

Source; https://africaatrandom.com/kenyan-schools-will-remain-closed-until-2021/

Even as uncertainty remains over the reopening of schools in Kenya, TVET colleges are deemed to open this September. University of Nairobi vice-chancellor tabled a report to the Senate outlining the precautions the university will take to safeguard staff and students against COVID-19.

The University of Nairobi is planning a phase reopening in mid-November 2020. The university has over 84,000 students and 6,000 members of staff spread across its 35 campuses around the country. The phased approach will allow the university to assess staff and students’ safety before moving into a full reopening in January 2021.

The selection of the date relies on the assumption that the government will not relax on the stringent measures in place to combat COVID-19.

Surgical masks will be mandatory to all students and members of staff, while workers on the frontline will be required to wear N95 masks. Members of the staff over 60 years old and those with underlying health conditions will work from home or wear N95 masks if on campus.

Lectures will be conducted in small groups and if necessary lessons repeated a number of times to accommodate all students.

Source- https://www.jitimu.com/2020/07/uon-planning-to-reopen-in-november/