As a result of the decision, a total of 91,591 public and private learning institutions were closed, disrupting the school calendar and affecting the learners.
With less than 10 percent of learners having access to digital learning materials such computers, ipads, and laptops, while only 18percent have access to learning through the internet and 26 percent have access to electricity in rural areas showing glaring disparities in home learning the situation is worse in public schools in Kenya.
The learning crisis occasioned by coronavirus pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges to the government, learners and parents that will bring to the fore some of the cracks (wide gaps in digital learning) in the education sector.
This therefore means that public schools are disadvantaged compared to their counterparts in instances where remote learning opportunities are available, uptake will be low from students in public schools as result of poor infrastructure.
The reality is simple, while the school closures are necessary to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, majority of students will lose track learning as the schools are employing reactive approach to learning, where no proper transition was done to both parents’ student, and teacher.
