Education CS George Magoha flanked by other stakeholders has said school reopening will solely depend on whether social distancing can be achieved in schools. The CS also said the bark stops with the president who will give the way forward on how and whether schools will reopen in September.
“This is a continous process that involves every stakeholder. We have the ministry of health here represented by doctor Ombija and doctor Mwachanda who represents the union……We have many options we have kept on narrowing the options and today we have discussed the options that are according to what is happening in the country at the moment”. Said the education CS flanked by TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia, teachers unions Knut represented by Wilson Sossion, together with Kuppet and Uasu officials.
“We have reached a concesus it is not my plea to tell you which concesus we have reached but in good time the owner of the process will inform you which process we have reached. The purpose of this is to tell you we are consulting because this is an all inclusive process so that by the time his excellency the president makes a pronouncement it will be an informed pronouncement.” continued the CS.
Professor Magoha also said parents are the biggest stakeholders and will determine if schools will reopen.
“The parents have advised that we dont open until we achieve stability which means until the curve is flattened and in my view the parents are the biggest stakeholders”. posed the CS.
The CS also said when they met governors two weeks ago they warned that they will not allow schools to reopen until the curve is flattened. The CS held the consultative meeting at the KICD buildings earlier today.
The CD should just leave this issue of reopening he’s now confusing us
It’s now clear schools till next year 2021 better announce than taking people in circles
It would be irresponsible to throw our children to a den of lions. I better stay with my children alive than throw them to the thick of Corona only to get them for burial. Even America has realized so, new lockdowns continue daily.
Let us remember that the disease will be with us just like HIV.As long as there’s a possibility of infection,fluctuations will occur. Schools should open with guidance on control measures. Fear kills most of us.
Schools should reopen. Remember this virus is here to stay. Students just need to follow the basic recommendations such as wearing masks and washing hands. Maybe students below the age of 12 can be left to wait the curve to flatten coz you can’t be sure of what a 6 year old is prone to.
We’ve come to realize that this disease might take long time to be done away with. Therefore it’s better for us to find for ways of progressing with our usual activities. Following the precautions, We can open schools then learnes attend in turns ie group them per the required number, then come in shifts. Then advice them to go to the nearest schools.
We need to learn to live with this virus just like any other diseases we can’t continue to live with lockdowns and shutdowns. The cs should find other options for learners to continue with their studies. Repeating a whole academic year is a wastage and not acceptable!
Laziness and lack of seriousness, they promised may, then june, sept and now January, a lot of words n nothing is done to flatten the curve just announcing numbers every afternoon. January is not far it wll soon come and they will say 2022
Schools in my opinion, should be reopened in 2021, when we talk about social distancing, and the same way you’re also saying that everyone should be in school is not possible especially with the rate the virus is increasing per day. Consider a school which holds around 50 students in one classroom and still the classes are not enough, how will you make it possible for social distancing? What about the dormitories? How will the sleep? The dining hall? It’s not just about books, yes everyone is being affected by this pandemic whether you’re in school or not. My take is that parents should take their own initiative to guide this students at home because we should be ready to face more. Yes, I agree that we should adjust because the pandemic might take longer but let me ask…are you ready to take millions of children to hospital and quarantine in the name of children should go back to school? I mean, health is what matters at the end of the day. It is just the same way when a kid is sick in school he goes home to get better so that he can go back to study. Hospitals are not even well prepared. Taking children back to school in September will be a total disaster. You should learn from the other countries, see what happened after they reopened schools, cases increased drastically….Yes this is a risk you’re willing to take…but..are you ready for the repacations? When I was in high school last year, our school was congested, we didn’t even have enough classes especially for the form ones, and you want to tell me that you will manage to have a class of 15 to 20 students…So what will happen? I hope you get my point. Stop acting under pressure and make the right decision..you may have a theory yes, but “vitu kwa ground Ni different”. Not every school is going to be in a position to space up as you’re saying. Just think about it
Since this is a post on education, let’s do due diligence to the theme?
Spelling mistakes are unacceptable considering proofreading is a core s skill and automated spell-checks are free and easily available. “Concesus” doesn’t exist.
Similarly, the bark does not stop with the president-it does when the dog loses it’s voice or dies. The buck is what might stop with the president.
Let’s hope that while the education of our children has been forced to continue via the library, radio, TV and online, it will leave a strong foundation and low tolerance of mediocrity.
Covid-19 is here to stay. It is up to us to take plausible precautions to enable us cope with it. Social distancing cannot be realistic in our schools even with more cash pumped to infrastructure development.
Let TZ be the litmus for Kenya to decide on the way forward. We dont want to lose our children carelessly to C19. Take time
Who said January 2021 will be the best time to re-open schools?. The government should come up with ways for students to get back to school. Covid 19 is here to stay, fear is almost killing us. Those daily updates won’t help us if we don’t come up with ways of living with the disease.