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Austin Onyango (left) checks the situation at his school Odienya Mixed Secondary School at Pombo in Nyando where the whole Village and schools are still submerged in water from the overflow of Lake Victoria. [Michael Mute, Standard]
The government's decision to re-open schools after an additional two weeks' holiday break due to heavy rains and flooding is welcome.
Many schools suffered damage including sinking pit latrines and cracked walls. A survey on schools in Mt Elgon sub-county, Bungoma County, showed over 24 schools within Kapsokwony had sinking toilets and cracked classroom walls.
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