Gen Z protests force early school closures

When students who were on a trip at Uhuru Park were caught up in battles between anti-Finance Bill 2024 protesters and police. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

School principals have abruptly released students ahead of the scheduled mid-term break for the second term, as the country braces for another wave of anti-government protests led by defiant Gen Z youths.

Fearing for the safety of learners, school administrators began sending students home from Friday, despite the Ministry of Education's calendar indicating that the mid-term break officially begins on Wednesday, June 25.