Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has announced that the school reopening date has been changed from Monday 15 to Thursday 18, 2022.

In a statement on Saturday, August 13, Magoha explained that due to the ongoing election vote tallying exercise, the government has resolved to moved the reopening date.

He urged all stakeholders to bear with the government as they deal with the complex issue of vote tallying.”Following the conduct of our National Elections on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, the process of tallying ballots is still ongoing. 

“Therefore, following further consultations, I hereby convey the Government’s decision on the suspension of the re-opening of ALL Basic Education institutions with effect from Monday, August 15, 2022, until Thursday, August  18, 2022,” the statement read.

“This communication supersedes any earlier communication on the re-opening of basic education institutions,” it continued.