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Several schools are unlikely to reopen despite Ruto's directive

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Marooned, Burgei Secondary School in Rongai, Nakuru County, on April 5, 2024, after the River Rongai breached its banks flooding into homes and schools due to heavy rains in the area. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Thousands of learners are unlikely to reopen school next week as several institutions remain submerged in floods while others are grappling with damaged classrooms.

For some, toilets that were swept away and would be another catastrophe waiting to happen. In some areas, hundreds of families displaced by floods have sought refuge in classrooms and in school compounds.

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