More than 1,600 schools not ready for learning

Austin Onyango (left) assesses the situation at his school, Odienya Mixed Day Secondary School, in Pombo, Nyando. [Michael Mute, Standard]

A crisis is looming in public schools next week when learning resumes following President William Ruto's directive on reopening.

It is now emerging that hundreds of thousands of learners may not open school next week on Monday as their institution's facilities are still submerged in water and classrooms destroyed.