Why learners had to be sent back to class

Arranged desks and chairs at Moi Primary school in Nakuru County on September 29, 2020. Most of the schools within the County were doing school general cleaning exercise as they prepare for the opening of schools once announced. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Desperate effort to salvage loss of an entire academic year, fear of increased hopelessness among learners and the near-full return to normalcy across all sectors pushed the government to open schools.