The Covid-19 pandemic has led to the delay of schools re-opening until January 2021. Initially, the schools were scheduled to reopen in September 2020.

Prof. Magoha, the Cabinet Secretary for Education in a press conference at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) on Tuesday July 28 stated that due to the disturbing trend of the Covid-19 cases, education stakeholders met and agreed that schools be re-opened in January 2021.

The 2020 examination calendar has also been cancelled meaning that learners will have to repeat another year in the respective grades they are in currently.

 “The stakeholders have resolved to reopen all basic education learning institutions in January 2021. This is based on the assumption that the infection curve will have flattened by December, 2020″.  Said CS Magoha.

There will be no KCPE and KCSE examinations in 2020 meaning the 2020 Standard Eight and Form Four candidates will sit their examinations in 2021.