This archive report was first published on 22 May 2020.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the country, the National Covid-19 Education Response Committee is seeking public views on whether schools should reopen on June 4 or the date be postponed.
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha is expected to brief the Senate next week on the progress of e-learning, amid concerns that it might take time to resume face-to-face learning.
On Tuesday, Nominated Senator Beatrice Kwamboka Makori petitioned the Senate to have Prof Magoha explain measures to ensure imbalances in access to educational materials are tackled, so that students who cannot access online classes are brought up to par.
Prof Magoha is also expected to clarify whether parents/guardians will be expected to pay full school fees for second term, given that the fees for first term were not fully used after schools were prematurely closed.
Ms Makori made the request to the Senate's Committee on Education amid reports that some private schools were compelling parents to pay full fees or their children would be expelled for delayed payment of fees.
On Thursday, Dr Sarah Ruto, chair of the task force on the reopening of schools, said she would issue a statement after today's deadline.
Meanwhile, Kenya National Union of Teachers Secretary-General Wilson Sossion said they would collect views from stakeholders independently after the Education ministry failed to include them in the task force.
