The only other time the school calendar was disrupted was in 1982 when learners stayed away from school for nine months following the attempted coup. Melvin Mango, 17: Juja Preparatory & Senior SchoolsOn learning that this year’s academic calendar had been cancelled, shock was Melvin’s initial reaction. Jeremy Namenje, 18: Nairobi Milimani Secondary SchoolNews of the cancellation of the academic calendar brought severe disappointment upon Jeremy. Alvin Agunda, 17: Alliance High School“I was very disappointed when the news about the cancellation of the academic calendar came. PHOTO | POOL | NATION MEDIA GROUPTattiannah Morison, 17: Blessed Hands High School“I was extremely devastated and disappointed by the news that the academic calendar had been cancelled,” Morison says.

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