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Hasty varsity closures too painful for students

Egerton University students in Njoro Nakuru county leaving the institution after the management directed them to vacate following the suspension of physical learning by the government as a measure to curb the spread of Covid-19 on March 28, 2021. [Kipsang Joseph,Standard]

The recent presidential directive, which locked down the ‘sick’ counties of Nairobi, Kiambu, Kajiado, Nakuru and Machakos, caught many people by surprise despite the general expectation that Covid-19 protocols would be tightened after the third wave of the virus hit the country hard.

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