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Parents urge state to postpone school opening dates in flood prone area

KNAP Secretary General Eskimos Kobia (centre) appeals to the government to review school opening dates. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

The Kenya National Parents Association (KNAP) has appealed to the government to review school opening dates in areas affected by floods even as the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) in Kericho pushes for the release of capitation.

With some homes and learning institutions affected by floods, the association Secretary General Eskimos Kobia said the lives of thousands of children were in danger as schools reopen this week.

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