Officials from the Ministry of Education closed down 147 schools citing that they were not up to standard.
On Saturday, October, 5, KTN reported that Coast Regional Director of Education, Hassan Duale flanked by a multi-agency team of claimed that the schools were not safe for learners and could not be allowed to operate.
"Unfortunately, the schools are not suitable for any students, let alone residents," Duale noted as he explained why his officials closed down schools.
"When we engaged with the management of these schools, some took off," he added, revealing that some institutions had untrained personnel.
Duale also disclosed that some centres in the area lacked the basic requirements of any learning institution.
"Some rooms in these schools are being shared with pupils from different classes. Others don't even have books to read," duale continued.
Two school owners were arrested in the multi-agency operation.
Seven private schools were also closed in Uasin Gishu County, with officials from the Education Ministry discovering that the water in one of the schools was unsafe.
Uasin Gishu County Director of Education, Nambaga Gitonga, reported that the schools in question did not have laboratories, toilets and clean water.
"17 schools were inspected, with seven being warned, but the order was not followed, prompting us to close the schools," Nambaga mentioned.
Despite some teachers from the schools assuring that they would rectify what was needed of them, Nambaga went ahead to order the closure.
This comes as Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha continued his run of the crackdown of unsafe schools in the country.
Magoha started by ordering the closure of Precious Talent School in Dagoretti after a classroom wall collapsed and killed 8 pupils.
