Friday 19 July 2013

Jacob Kaimenyi directs schools be re-opened

Updated Friday, July 19th 2013 at 12:12 GMT +3 By PSCU
Nairobi, Kenya: Education Cabinet Secreaty Jacob Kaimenyi has announced that all public primary schools be re-opened on Monday next week.

Wednesday, the cabinet secretary ordered an indefinite closure of schools following the over three-week teachers' strike.
Noting that the teachers’ strike disrupted learning activities, Kaimenyi said that the government will look into ways of filling up the time lost.
"We take note with concern that the teachers’ strike disrupted learning activities for three weeks.
"Government will hold a key stakeholders meeting on Tuesday 23 July 2013 in order to agree on how to redress the matter expeditiously,"  he added.
In a statement, the secretary said that the government is committed to ensuring that there are no further disruptions to the schools calendar adding that KCPE and KCSE examinations will be held on schedule.

No comments: