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Kenya Schools Reopen for the First Time Since March
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January 4, 2021
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0:53Now PlayingSchools reopened in Kenya on Monday, with over 15 million students expected to return to their classrooms, most for the first time since they closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Students in some years returned to school in October to prepare for exams, but on Monday the bulk of the nation's students went back to school, following a Kenyan government directive that all schools should reopen on 4 January.
Kenya is the last country in East Africa to reopen its schools, and head teachers have been advised to admit students from all years, and to follow anti-COVID health protocols.
This is proving to be challenging, with many schools overwhelmed by the number of students arriving.
Students who returned in October were able to spread out among classrooms.
But school heads say they don't have enough rooms to accommodate the January influx, with some classes having over 80 students, making social distancing virtually impossible.
At Daima Primary School in the northeast of Nairobi, head teacher Waweru Francis said classes were already full, with some new admissions yet to be processed.
He said the smallest classroom currently has over 82 pupils, many more than the recommended amount of about 20-30.
The reopening of schools comes as COVID-19 infections are on the rise across Africa.
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