The Ministry of Education (MoE) has ordered closure of 348 primary schools’ boarding section, instructing that the affected schools should re-register afresh for them to be allowed to have boarding section.
In a circular dated November 27, 2024, Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr. Belio Kipsang’ ordered all regional, county, and sub-county directors of education to ensure that the listed schools which don’t comply with the ministry’s safety standards their boarding section are closed with immediate effect.
“The purpose of this Circular therefore is to direct you to close down the boarding sections of all schools within your jurisdiction that were not approved. Re-opening of the boarding sections should strictly be upon a re-registration. You are required to ensure that affected parents are informed in good time for them to make alternative arrangements for their children,” directed Dr. Kipsang’.
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This comes after the ministry carried out an assessment exercise in the months of September and October this year to establish the status of compliance to safety standards for all boarding primary schools in the country.
According to MoE, the assessment established that some institutions grossly contravened the provisions of the Safety Standards Manual for Schools in Kenya (2008), and further didn’t adhere to the standards as prescribed in the Registration Guidelines for Basic Education Institutions (2021).
A total of 348 schools of those assessed were consequently not approved to host boarding learners.
Below are the schools:
By Roy Hezron
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