Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha. Photo: Ministry of Education. Source: Facebook
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has ordered for the immediate closure of Schools for one week from Tuesday 2nd August until August 10 2022 to give way for elections preparations.
“As you are aware, Kenya is scheduled to conduct its national elections on Tuesday 9 August 2022. Therefore, following consultation, I hereby convey the Government’s decision on the immediate closure of all basic education institutions from Tuesday 2 until Wednesday 10 August to ensure that preparations and conduct of upcoming elections is carried out seamlessly,” Prof Magoha said in a statement.
Schools were originally scheduled to proceed for a one-week half-term break from Friday this week.
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