Magoha’s Off Guard Directive Causes Trouble For Parents And Students
Prof. Magoha’s directive postponing the dates due to the ongoing tallying of presidential votes at Bomas caught most parents off guard.
Nelson Bala, a father, was forced to return with his son, who was on his way to Kapsabet Boys in Nandi County.
“I was escorting my son to travel back to school in Kapsabet, but then upon reaching the bus station, I was informed that Magoha had changed school dates,” Bala told the Standard.
He claimed that Magoha’s directive had caused him trouble.
All buses had to cancel bookings for students returning to upcountry schools.
According to Said Ali, a Tahmeed Bus office operator, several parents complained and protested the change in opening dates, and they had to pay Sh300 to change their travel dates.
He stated that the majority of the students had planned to travel yesterday but were forced to reschedule for August 18.
Some Mombasa parents will have to pay an additional Sh300 to change their children’s back-to-school travel date after Cabinet Secretary George Magoha pushed the school re-opening date to August 18.
“As you can see, there are parents who are still changing the travel dates. However, they have to pay Sh300 more to have the date reserved for them, which is costly for a parent with two or more children,” said Ali.
The government issued a directive that all basic education institutions reopen on Thursday, August 18, 2022, rather than Monday, August 15, 2022, as previously communicated.
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In a press release sent to newsrooms, Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha stated that the previously announced date has been suspended due to the ongoing process of tallying ballots in the recently concluded General Election, which began on Tuesday, August 9th, 2022.
Prof. Magoha stated, “This communication supersedes any previous communication on the reopening of basic education institutions.”
Magoha Changes School Reopening Date To Thursday.
Magoha’s Off Guard Directive Causes Trouble For Parents And Students
