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More than 300 private schools shut as Covid-19 takes its toll

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Nation | by Nation Team


Covid-19 has put out of business more than 300 private schools, which means over 56,000 learners must seek admission in new institutions on Monday.

According to the Kenya Private Schools Association, 339 academies, majority in densely populated towns like Nairobi and Mombasa, won’t reopen as they were bankrupted by the pandemic that forced closure of learning institutions since March 2020.

Without fees during the nine months closure, most were unable to pay their staff, teachers and other workers and even rent for those on rented premises…

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