Over 100 private schools headed for closure as pandemic hits

– Many private schools were left in a financial crisis when schools were shut due to COVID-19

– Over 100 schools are set to be closed due to the crisis and this will affect more than 39,000 learners and lead to massive job losses

– The chairman of the private schools in Kenya appealed the government to give the institutions a financial boost

At least 109 private schools in Kenya are headed for permanent closure as the education sector counts losses brought about by COVID-19 pandemic.

The closure of the schools, which depend on revenue from the parents, will leave 39,000 learners with no schools to report to in January 2021.

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Private schools have been left in a financial crisis from March 2020 when schools were shut. Photo: UGC.
Source: UGC

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According to the chairman of Kenya Private Schools (KPS) Peter Ndoro, the closure will also lead to mass layoffs for the teaching and non-teaching staff.

Ndoro also said there will be overcrowding in public schools if all children in the private schools get admitted in them in January 2021, when education institutions reopen.

He said the private institutions employ 300,000 teachers and 158, 000 of them had already been sacked or sent on unpaid leave.

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The chairman of private schools asked the government to give the schools a financial boost. Photo: The Standard.
Source: Facebook

“The schools do not have money to pay rent up to 2021,” the chairman told Citizen TV.

Ndoro appealed the government to give the affected schools a financial boost to save them from the approaching downfall.

This came days after Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha officially cancelled the 2020 academic year for basic institutions and directed all learners to repeat classes in 2021.

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