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The State should assure all learners of safety in school

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ECDE teachers arrange chairs in a makeshift classroom in Ukhunda village after classrooms were flooded following heavy rainfall. [File, Standard]

Schools reopen for second term tomorrow amid uncertainty following the devastation caused by floods.

While President William Ruto directed that children resume studies from tomorrow following advice from meteorological experts, tens of thousands of learners in at least 1,600 schools cannot access the institutions due to damage to infrastructure.

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