Students in Day Secondary Schools in Marakwet East Subcounty will not be allowed to rent houses when schools reopen for first term July this year. He said such children, particularly school girls fell prey to sexual predators who gave them financial support but ruined their lives. The Chairman of Kenya Primary School Heads Association (KEPSHA), Marakwet East, Pius Chepkurui said learner absenteeism from school was rampart in the area. Chepkurui, who is also the Headteacher of Metipsoo Primary school, said school going children in the upper areas of Marakwet Subcounty took more than a week to resume learning when schools reopen. The area Subcounty Director of Education, Amos Kibet urged the residents to embrace education saying it was the only tool to enable young generation to survive in modern economy.

Source: The Star June 13, 2021 08:37 UTC