Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha on Thursday said chiefs and Nyumba Kumi leaders will be activated to identify teachers who will offer lessons at no cost to parents. Although several private schools are engaging learners in online studies, Prof Magoga said, a majority of children, who attend public school, have been left out. He said the programme will not discriminate against learners in private schools and will involve all children within a given locality. Earlier in the month, the Education ministry tasked school heads to collect data on pregnant girls and file the reports. Prof Magoha announced his new plan after a stakeholders’ consultative forum to discuss the sector’s response to Covid-19 containment measures.

Source: Daily Nation July 31, 2020 07:52 UTC