Kenya Primary Schools Head Teachers Association (KEPSHA) on Wednesday, May 20, denied a 'leaked' proposal on the reopening of schools that was attributed to the association.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, KEPSHA national chairman, Nicholas Gathemia, distanced himself from the detailed document.
"I'm the chairman of the body but I will tell you that I have not released any information. I know about that message that is circulating I have also seen it. It is totally fake. You see, it does not even provide a signature, it is just a forwarded message.
"We have not yet done our presentation and the minute we shall do it, we shall call the media to come and cover it. In any case, you cannot even divulge information before we take it to the committee," Gathemia asserted.
He noted that the association had to consult about 24,000 members but the proposal would be ready by Friday, May 22, the deadline set by the 10-member Covid-19 National Education Response Committee.
The fake document was entitled "Proposal to the taskforce on Covid-19 education management on reopening of schools".
The document suggested that schools across the country remain closed until September, and resume for two months to finish Term One.
Term Two should then begin in January 2021 up to April 2021 with Term Three set begin in May until July 2021.
KCPE, KCSE, PTE, KISE, and all other KNEC National exams would then be done in July 2021 and every year and will be aligned in accordance to the government fiscal year.
The document also proposed fresh admissions in schools to be done based on counties where no child should cross from one county to another meaning that each county to admit its own children within the county.
The other proposal was that teachers be posted within their home areas to avoid the spread of Covid-19 from hotspot areas.
