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No prayer days and prize-givings in third term, Ministry says

PS Basic Education Julius Bitok before the National Assembly's Education committee at Bunge Towers, Parliament, Nairobi. May 13, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Ministry of Education has outlawed all social and extracurricular activities in schools during the third term to allow candidates to focus fully on their national examinations.

In a circular dated August 27, 2025, Principal Secretary for Basic Education, Amb. (Prof.) Julius K. Bitok, directed regional, county, and sub-county education officials to enforce the ban, noting that the final school term is crucial for examinations and assessments.

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