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Frustration, chaos after night school reopening change

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School-going children in Machakos County head back home after they found their school closed on the opening day of the second term on April 29, 2024. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

In a last-minute decision that has sparked uproar across the country, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu announced that schools will now reopen on May 6 instead of April 29 following ongoing heavy rains in the country.

Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Secretary General Collins Oyuu called out the Education cabinet secretary for the late communication although he is of the opinion that the decision to keep schools closed is right.

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