School closure extended by a month, Gvt has not decided to postpone examsSchooling will not resume for a month after May 4 when they are supposed to reopen, Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha () has announced. Speaking at Afya House on Sunday, Magoha said April will be treated as a normal break in the educational calendar. But Magoha said all students will be given time to make up for lost learning sessions before exams are administered. The draft Kenya Basic Education Sector Covid-19 Emergency response plan dated April 19, says if the schools closure is prolonged, adolescent girls are twice likely to be out of school. This group of learners face greater barriers to education and vulnerabilities such as domestic or gender-based violence when not in school.

Source: Standard Digital April 26, 2020 14:35 UTC