Students roam in markets, as schools defy Ministry's directives

A section of schools in Vihiga County defied the Ministry of Education's circular on guidelines to follow while sending their children home.

Leading boys' schools like Chavakali and Vihiga released their children to board matatus with other passengers instead of deploying their school buses to ferry them as had been advised. They also failed to organise with various public service providers to pick students from the school, hence subjecting the learners to contact with members of the public.