Buses That Never Came, How Machogu’s Midnight Directive Left Students Stranded
Students nationwide were left in limbo when Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu unexpectedly delayed the start of the school term until May 6.
In a late-night announcement, Machogu declared that it was wise to delay the date because of the flooding affecting various areas of the country.
This was created just a few hours before the official start of schools on Monday, April 29.
In Ruaka, students stood in the cold, trembling, while they waited for school buses that didn’t arrive to collect them.
Although a few of the school administrators had seen the announcement shared on social media, some students had not.
Students in Kitengela and Athi River were standing in water puddles without realizing that just a few hours earlier, the Ministry of Education had instructed them not to go to school.
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The students, accompanied by their guardians, faced the challenge of navigating flooded and muddy paths to reach school punctually.
“Even us teachers had already prepared for school. The management has decided that we hold a school meeting instead,” one of the teachers in a school in Kitengela told Gossipa2z.com.
Parents of students at the school also told Gossipa2z.com that they had already made travel arrangements for their children.
“My children were at Nairobi Country Bus early in the morning as we did not know about the directive,” one parent complained.
A different parent mentioned that they had already reserved tickets for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train and were curious whether a refund would be possible.
The government previously advised Kenyans against taking needless risks by trying to cross flooded rivers.
Buses That Never Came, How Machogu’s Midnight Directive Left Students Stranded
