Students heading home during recent demonstrations. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]
The Ministry of Education said the official academic calendar remains unchanged.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, August 19, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba insists that learners will return to school on Monday, August 24, 2026.
The CS has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the reopening of schools for the third term has been postponed, warning parents, teachers, learners and education stakeholders against relying on unauthorised online notices.
“We wish to clarify that the academic calendar for Basic Education institutions and Teacher Training Colleges remains unchanged,” the CS said.
The clarification comes two days before the scheduled reopening of schools, amid reports circulating on social media platforms suggesting that the government had pushed back the start of Term III.
"Our attention has been drawn to misleading information circulating on various social media platforms, purporting that the academic calendar for basic education institutions and Teachers Training Colleges has been changed," he stated.
The Ministry termed the reports “FALSE” and urged members of the public to completely disregard them.