Tuesday, July 18, 2023 –Ministries of Interior and Education have called on all day schools in major cities to remain non-operational amid the three-day public demonstrations by Azimio la Umoja.
The government made this announcement today July 18 insinuating that the demonstrations announced by the opposition could affect learners who could be caught up in the anticipated police-public crossfires.
From a joint statement from both CS Interior Kithure Kindiki and his counterpart from Education docket Ezekiel Machogu, it was agreed that goons could wreak havoc in a section of learning institutions and cause harm to innocent children.
“The Government has received credible security intelligence that criminal elements intend to engage in armed skirmishes with security agencies around certain schools within Nairobi and Mombasa Cities,” reads the statement seen by Citizen Digital.
“As a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of school children, it has been decided that ALL day Primary and Secondary schools within Nairobi and Mombasa cities SHALL remain closed tomorrow,” read part of the statement.
Ministry of Education promised to announce the resumption of learning activities upon assessment of safety in the schools from the two regions.
Once the situation normalizes, the ministry will allow the activities to resume as fast as it can be possible.