Students who had reported to school will be retained in the learning institutions to ensure their safety and security.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu said schools should only release students in their custody to go back home if they can ensure their safe return.
A section of students reported to school on Monday following the confusion on Monday after the Education Cabinet Secretary issued postponement of school opening in the 11th hour.
Schools will remain closed indefinitely as the govt asses the damage caused by the flooding until the rains subside
President Ruto said the school opening date be postponed from the reset Monday 6th May as it had been pushed from Monday 29 April.
“No corner of our country has been spared from this havoc. The re-opening date of our schools after the April holidays, which was scheduled for Monday this week, had to be varied. Transportation has become challenging in many parts of the country due to flooded and damaged roads and bridges and the threat of raging rivers and overflowing dams in downstream regions,” said Ruto.