Classes were scheduled to resume on April 29, 2024.
All schools will reopen next Monday, President William Ruto has announced.
The president said the decision was taken in consultation with the meteorological department, which confirmed that rains would ease in the coming days.
Classes were due to resume on April 29, 2024, but the Ministry of Education postponed them following massive flooding in Kenya, one of the East African countries hardest hit by rains and floods. floods which raged for a month.
“ All parents are now informed, based on the assessment of weather experts and the government, that our children can return to school safely “, declared the Kenyan leader.
The President also said the government would support the National Government’s Constituency Development Fund to rehabilitate schools that were damaged by the floods.
He was speaking at Republic Palace in Nairobi during a meeting with local leaders from Kajiado Central and Laikipia North constituencies, led by MPs Kanchory Memusi (ODM) and Sarah Korere (Jubilee) respectively.
President Ruto also announced that next Friday would be a public holiday in memory of those affected by the floods.
On the same day, he said, a massive tree planting program will be launched to conserve and restore the environment and begin to reverse the challenges of climate change.
The president announced plans to plant 200 million trees that day and called on every Kenyan to plant at least 50.
Regarding the destruction of infrastructure by the floods, President Ruto said the government would work with development partners to repair damaged roads.
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