The government on Monday directed the closure of boarding sections of 340 public and private primary schools for failing to meet safety standards.
This is after a compliance assessment established that some institutions grossly contravened the provisions of the Safety Standards Manual for Schools in Kenya (2008).
The assessment was conducted in September and October.
According to the assessment, some of the schools were found to have not met compliance provisions to operate boarding facilities.
The assessment found that some boarding schools are not registered and were operating illegally.
