Secondary school students have burnt 68 schools this year alone. This was revealed by education cabinet secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i on Tuesday.
“Ninety eight schools were burnt last year. Term dates are not to blame for school riots. We consulted widely on the changes,” he said.
According to the cabinet secretary, school prayers that were previously conducted a few days to the national examinations they only moved prayers to second term to free up the exam period.
Dr. Matiang’i was speaking when he appeared before a senate committee on education. He added that the causes of school unrest include disharmony among teachers and the lack of commitment by managers.
