Headache for candidates as schools are crowded, others shut down

Pupils of St Juliet Primary School in Kibra, Nairobi, using a temporary structure at a local church (Photo: David Gichuru/Standard)

At a private school in Nairobi’s Kibra slums, pupils are crammed into tiny desks in a room made of iron sheets.

It is a two-storied building. The ground floor is made of mud and wood. The floors are cracked with staircase made of planks of wood. Most pupils are wearing faded reusable face masks. Some are barefoot. Others are wearing masks too big for them and have to keep readjusting them as lessons continue.