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Cabinet approves reopening of schools on Monday as rains rage

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Kantafu Primary School pupils in Matungulu, Machakos, heading home along Misuuni-Kantafu Road on April 29, 2024. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The Cabinet has directed that schools be reopened on May 6, even as the government struggles to rehabilitate institutions which have been affected by raging floods.

During a meeting chaired by President William Ruto, the second such session this week, the Cabinet directed that the Ministry of Education work with the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF).

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