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31 January, 2023

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Kenya’s Education Minister Ezekiel Machogu has banned early morning and late evening studies in schools so that children are not strained.

Machogu directed that classes in both private and public primary schools be held between 08:00 and 03:45 to ensure learning takes place within the designated times.

He said that the syllabus should be covered appropriately between the stipulated times instead of subjecting pupils to unnecessary mental torture.

The minister said he had noticed a trend where school buses pick children up as early as 05:00 and drop them off as late as 08:00. The issue of school reporting times has been contentious in Kenya.