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Students on their way home for the First term break. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Schools continue to close this week for the April holiday even as legislators fault the government for the continued delay in disbursing capitation funds.

Last week, The Standard established that several secondary schools opted for early closure, disregarding the official closing date of April 5, owing to financial crunch.

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