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Parents say children safety key as State gives schools opening date

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Students on their way home after the Ministry of Education closed schools to pave way for the General Election on August 5. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Parents have said that they may not release their children to schools unless the political situation is safe for the learners.

National parents association chair Nicholas Maiyo said that even though parents lauded the decision to postpone schools opening to Thursday next week, the prevailing political situation will inform whether they will release their children.

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