Government abolishes primary boarding schools with immediate effect

The government has abolished boarding primary schools for pupils learning in grades 1 to 9.

New Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang’ announced on Tuesday that parents will have to take their primary schools kids to day schools.

“We must create a way in which we can be with our children and the only way is through day schooling. The first nine years of learning that are Grades 1 to 9, the direction that the government is taking will be day schooling,” said PS Kipsang’.

The new PS made the announcement when he represented President William Ruto at the official opening ceremony of the 18th Kenya Primary School Heads Association (KEPSHA) in Mombasa.

He noted that parents have the primary responsibility as first educators to walk with their children and ensure that they acquire the right values they desire them to have; more so at the tender age.

“We cannot outsource our responsibility as we parents, we only co-parent with teachers but we cannot outsource parenting from the teachers,” Kipsang’ said.

Kipsang said parents should create more time with their kids adding that Kenya has the highest percentage of its children globally in boarding schools, standing at 28 per cent.

“Going forward, day schooling will be the direction, that’s the only way we shall be able to engage with our children.”

This means all the Junior Secondary learners will be Dayscholars.