Nairobi, April 30 -- The Ministry of Education has directed principals and head teachers whose learners are already in school to retain them and ensure their safety as floods continue to wreak havoc, killing at least 200 people and displacing more than 130,000 others.

In a statement, Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang said schools whose learners have already left for the second term must remain in the educational institutions for their safety.

Dr Kipsang said learners should be kept within the school premises and not exposed to the dangers of travelling home under the current adverse weather conditions.

"Any learner who has not travelled to school should remain at home," the PS said in a circular to all county education ...