Schools to lose 20 learning hours to demos

Anti-riot police officer escorts school children in Mathare 4A during Azimio la Umoja anti-government protests on March 27, 2023. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Learners may lose up to 20 hours of lessons in planned three days anti-government protest, teachers warn.

Primary school learners will lose 14 hours while those in secondary school will waste about 20 hours of teaching and learning. And demonstrators have been asked to keep off learning institutions as details emerged that Azimio coalition's planned protests start today.