This archive report was first published on 21 August 2019.
On Wednesday, Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha reiterated the ban on events at private and public schools during the third term, citing the need for students to adequately prepare for national examinations.
Speaking to journalists, Magoha emphasized that the move will ensure students are not distracted from their studies, allowing them to focus on their syllabus.
“No fundraising…doesn’t matter who you are…no prayers and by the way you can pray for your child in the house and it will arrive directly to the child,” he said.
Magoha also ordered school head teachers to cancel any activities scheduled for the term, warning that violators would face dire consequences.
“Those principals who are already inviting people to their schools must resend those invitations forthwith,” he said.
The ban on events during the third term was first introduced by Magoha's predecessor, Education CS Fred Matiang’i, in May 2016.
Matiang’i had banned mass prayers and school visiting days during third term as part of measures to curb excessive cheating that had become rampant across the country.
