Gov’t Announces Closure of Schools In Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa
On Wednesday, July 19, all primary and secondary day schools located inside the cities of Nairobi and Mombasa will continue to be closed as a result of the scheduled Azimio protests.
According to a statement issued jointly by the Secretaries of the Interior and Education, Kithure Kindiki and Ezekiel Machogu, this is the case.
This is done to ensure that the students and pupils are not put in danger.
In accordance with the contents of the announcement, “The Ministry of Education shall announce the resumption of learning in the aforesaid schools upon assessment of the security situation in the course of tomorrow,”
Following the receipt of security intelligence indicating that there are plans for violent action, the government decided to make the decision.
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According to the statement, “The government has received credible security intelligence that criminal elements planning to unleash terror and violence on the public tomorrow intend to engage in armed skirmishes with security agencies around certain schools within Nairobi and Mombasa cities,” and the statement continues, “The government has received credible security intelligence that criminal elements planning to unleash terror and violence on the public tomorrow intend to engage in armed skirmishes.”
This comes after Kindiki issued a stern warning to those individuals who were intending to take part in disruptive demonstrations on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Gov’t Announces Closure of Schools In Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa
“National security agencies have mobilised every resource at their disposal to ensure that the events that took place on Wednesday will never occur again,” the statement read. “I want to warn anyone who is considering using violence against Kenyans that they should immediately stop and reverse their decision,” he added.
Kindiki encouraged Kenyans to continue going about their daily lives as they normally would and reassured them that they were safe.
