Early Christmas for learners as cash crunch bites schools

Students walk at Uhuru park in Nairobi Town after the schools closed for term two on Tuesday April 19th, 2023 [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Schools began closing Friday, a week earlier than the scheduled October 24 date.

Interviews with school heads reveals that the early closure has been necessitated by a biting cash crunch straining operations and day to day activities in the institutions.