- All Kenyan primary and secondary schools will remain shut until January 2021
The country’s education ministry, which declares this, noted that it would explore how to make online learning accessible to all students
All schools in Kenya will remain closed until next January because of the coronavirus pandemic, the ministry said.
Final year exams, usually taken in October and November, have also been cancelled.
Education Minister George Magoha said students would repeat a year as schools had closed in mid-March, three months after the school calendar had begun.
But colleges and universities are to reopen in September if they abide by strict guidelines.
The East African country has confirmed more than 8,000 cases of coronavirus with at least 164 deaths – and there has been a recent surge in new infections.
On Monday, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced a phased reopening of the country, including the lifting of travel restrictions in the main cities of Nairobi and Mombasa.
However, he did extend a nationwide overnight curfew – from 21:00 to 04:00 local time – for a further 30 days.