Children are better off in school than at home

Pupils walk out of Kakamega Primary School. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]

When Covid-19 was first reported in Kenya in March this year, we knew very little about it – who was most affected, how it spread, or the most effective measures to contain it.

Many countries, including Kenya, closed schools, one of many public health measures to slow down the disease's spread and buy time to ensure the health system would be able to withstand a surge in cases of patients needing hospital care.