Moi Girls Kamusinga celebrate their semi-final win against St Joseph Karandich during East Africa Secondary Schools games at TGT Arusha, Tanzania, on August 23, 2019. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]The ban on extra-curricular activities heralds boring school days this term as new realities that have also affected learners and content creators sink in. In some cases, learners may wait longer to explore their talents while some may exit secondary school without nurturing their newly found hobbies as school activities are delayed for another term. The directive is buttressed by the new guidelines that suspend assemblies, inter-institution competitions, including games, drama, music, sports and other events that create crowded conditions, for the time being. According to the 2020 co-curricular activities calendar of events, the Ministry of Education had envisaged national games championships for all secondary schools.

Source: Standard Digital January 10, 2021 18:16 UTC