Nairobi, May 3 -- Parents and school management will be responsible for the safety of learners when schools reopen for the second term on Monday, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has said.

Families displaced by floods and currently staying in learning institutions will also be moved to alternative accommodation in preparation for the reopening in two days' time. The CS postponed the opening by a week on Monday this week, citing security concerns caused by heavy rains and flooding in many parts of the country.

The announcement took parents and teachers by surprise, coming late at night when some students in boarding schools far from their homes were already on their way to school.

"The prevailing weather conditions pose acces...