Magoha Reveals When Schools Will Re-open, Pleads With Parents, Politicians.
Prof. George Magoha, Cabinet Secretary for Education, has stated that students will be allowed to return to school after the midterm break if the environment is safe following the general elections.
Magoha, speaking at Juja Farm in Kiambu County after commissioning a new Competency Based Curriculum (CBC), said the Ministry’s August 11 reporting deadline may change depending on the political environment.
He urged parents not to be concerned about their children’s safety, saying that the government will be on the lookout and may extend the reporting deadline if necessary.
Given that the presidential candidates have promised to accept the results, the CS expressed confidence that the country will remain peaceful after the elections.
“Assuming everything else is constant, the children should go back to school on August 11. However, the date may change depending on the political environment.
“For the love of our children, if we feel that they should stay home for one or two more days, we will then pronounce ourselves at that time. The public should not be worried at all because we will be on the watch,” he stated.
The CS stated that learners had suffered greatly as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic disruptions and that there was no need for additional extensions due to an unsafe political environment.
He urged politicians to exercise caution as they vote for the sake of the children.
“We hope the political environment will be peaceful after the elections so that schools may reopen from the midterm break as projected.
"Our children have been disrupted for long by the Covid-19 pandemic and there is no need for further disruptions,” he said.
During the pandemic, schools were closed for about eight months, completely disrupting the educational calendar.
The Ministry of Education hopes to resume the regular school calendar in January of next year.
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“I plead with all politicians not to cause further disruptions by refusing election results. You must be prepared to win or lose.
"They must also be careful with whatever they say in public and accept the fact that there can only be one winner,” he said.
Magoha Reveals When Schools Will Re-open, Pleads With Parents, Politicians.
