Govt Explains Schools Teaching Students From Tanzania
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The government has explained why students from Tanzania have been spotted crossing the border at Isebania town into Kenya to learn at Nyamaharaga Primary School.
During a press briefing, County Director of Education Elizabeth Otieno said that the students were Kenyans who live across the border in Tanzania.
“These are Kenyan nationals whose parents live across the border and therefore have the right to learn in Kenyan schools,” she stated.
Isibania Town on the Kenya-Tanzania border.
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Otieno s sentiments were backed by Migori County Commissioner Boaz Cherutich who also maintained that there were no children from Tanzania who were learning in Kenyan schools.
Mass Reopening: Scramble for Public Schools as Parents Transfer Children
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Public schools might face congestion in January 2021 once all students reopen due to the large number of parents who are transferring their children from private schools.
Most parents have lost their source of livelihoods following the adverse economic effects brought about by the pandemic that has lasted for nearly one year. I was among employees that were laid off from my company in June this year, and I have been surviving on manual jobs. I will have to transfer my children to a public school because it is cheaper, a parent told