All schools in Narok County have reopened for the second term, with pupils managing to go back despite the destruction caused by floods in the county.
County Education Director Apollo Apukho however, said some pupils have a challenge in accessing their schools due to broken bridges and impassable roads that lead to the institutions.
He cited a bridge connecting to Enaramatishorek Primary School in Narok East that was swept by flood waters, making it difficult for many pupils to access the school.
“The floods at Kikuyian Primary School are perennial as the school floods every rainy season. This makes the Board of Management think of an option of relocating the school to higher grounds to give the learners an ample learning environment,” he said.
Other schools that had challenges included Oltarakwai Primary where mudslide victims had been accommodated, Kikuyian Primary in Narok East and Osutua Primary in Narok South Sub-county that was submerged in water.
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“I receive reports from the Sub County Directors every day and I have not heard of any school that has not reopened. This is good progress,” he said.
He attributed the low pupil turnout in some schools to the impassable roads as most parts of the county were still experiencing high rainfall.
He the residents that it was criminal to continue holding children at home while others were in school and called on all parents to make an effort to ensure that their children were in school.
Apukho warned against Female Genital Mutilation, early marriages and other retrogressive practices that compromise girl child education and further challenged all families to ensure that their children were in school.
By Kimutai Langat
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