Most institutions in Rift Valley yet to fully comply with safety rules

Mr Luka Shiroya, teacher, showing a dormitory window without grills at Malava Secondary School. The institution has met most of the required security standards. PHOTO: CHRISPEN SECHERE/STANDARD

ELDORET: The safety of students in boarding schools is at stake as most institutions have not fully complied with the safety standards set by the Ministry of Education.

The safety standards manual for schools in Kenya signed in 2008 by the then Minister of Education Sam Ongeri highlight safety measures that must be adhered to by schools.