Why CS Magoha can only watch and pray over the crisis in schools

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha when he toured Kakamega Primary School on June 14. [File, Standard]

The feelers sent by Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha that schools may not reopen in January 2021 after all has unfurled the reality of an all-enveloping crisis in our education system.

Caught in the whirlwind are policy makers determined to postpone a problem, a cautious government keen to avoid blame, confused parents blackmailed by the pressures of the times to clutch onto every suggestion and helpless learners missing the opportunity of incorporating the new normal in their learning.