Schools may not open for third term as earlier scheduled due to a clash of dates between their calendar and the upcoming population census.
This follows a request by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) to have the Education ministry vary the calendar to give ample time for the census.
The move is informed by fear that most people will miss out on the important exercise conducted every 10 years in the country since many parents, learners and teachers will be travelling on the weekend of August 24 – the census night – in readiness for third term.
The bureau has written to Cabinet Secretary George Magoha asking him to consider changing the opening date from August 27 to September 2 since the enumeration runs for one week. Prof Magoha had not replied to the letter by Friday.
Insiders at KNBS said that having the two major events at the same time would greatly affect the final data as many will not only miss out, but also cases of double entries may be higher.
