Heavy rainfall damages school infrastructure.
The excessive rains have also caused infrastructure damage to schools. The Kenya Primary Schools Association’s Johnson Nzioka said that different schools had varying degrees of destruction.
The Ministry of Interior reports that 1,967 schools have been impacted by the rains.
Every school has experienced this in a unique way. Some moderate, some severe. The information is contained in the reports submitted to the Ministry of Education; perhaps the most badly impacted people should receive precedence when repairs are made, Nzioka suggested.
President Ruto encouraged Members of Parliament to use the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to give rain-damaged school rehabilitation top priority.
Opponents have, however, cited a dearth of initiatives to address the risks that kids face outside of the classroom.
Educationist Janet Ouko Muthoni, who emphasizes the importance of appropriately filling in these gaps, encouraged the Ministry of Education to undertake research on possible learning gaps when children return to school.
The administration has decided to prolong the second and third terms of the school year due to the widespread damage and fatalities caused by the ongoing floods.
Due to flooding, the second term’s scheduled reopening of schools was postponed from April 29 to May 6.
But on Friday, President William Ruto said in a speech to the country that all school reopenings would be postponed indefinitely.
Heavy rainfall damages school infrastructure.
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