Education Chief Administrative Officer (CAS) Zack Kinuthia sparked outrage after disclosing that the government does not intend to prioritize social distancing when schools re-open.
“The government is not going to use social distancing as a bottleneck, it is an admission that were we to use social distancing as is expected of 25 students in every class, 2/3 of our 16 million learners in Kenya will be locked out of school.
“The government is not keen on enforcing this social distancing, it is going to ensure strict adherence to masking of our children. Water and sanitation cannot be compromised,” Kinuthia said.
However, his comments sparked backlash including from Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen.
“I have seen some blogger working at the Ministry of Education saying in an interview with Sophia Wanuna that when schools re-open the government will never enforce social distancing. He added that social distancing will not prevent corona. Is that a new health directive Ministry of Health?” Murkomen questioned.
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