CS Ogamba confirms 98% of schools remain stable despite rising unrest
By Ndiritu Wanjiru, June 10, 2026Education cabinet secretary Julius Ogamba Migosi has confirmed that 98 per cent of schools remain stable and are continuing with their activities uninterrupted despite the ongoing schools’ unrest and closure, and only 2 per cent have been affected.
Speaking in a press release on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, while addressing the unrest, Ogamba confirmed that the ministry has received a report of 204 schools affected by unrest, stating that while 59 have resumed learning, the rest continue resumption.
“As a ministry, we have undertaken preliminary reviews of most cases that have occurred. From our analysis and from the reports across the country, less than two per cent of the senior schools have been affected by this unrest, meaning most of our schools, around 98 per cent, remain stable and continue with their normal operations,” he stated.
“We have so far received reports of unrest affecting two hundred and four senior schools across the country, and of those 204, fifty-nine have since returned to school and resumed their studies, with more continuing to return,” he added.
According to the CS, the most affected schools are boarding schools. He has noted that learning in day schools has been running uninterrupted.
“Most of the schools affected are boarding schools, with day seniors largely proceeding with their activities uninterrupted,” the CS added.
Ministry to hold perpetrators to account
The cabinet secretary has further noted that the government has taken the current unrest in schools with the seriousness it deserves. He said that the Ministry of Education has taken measures to ensure that the schools remain safe and that the perpetrators of the unrest will be dealt with in accordance with the law.
Ogamba further called for coordination among education stakeholders in working together to ensure all learning continues smoothly.
The sentiments from the cabinet secretary have come in the wake of schools’ unrest across schools in various parts of the country, with Utumishi Girls High School in Nakuru County being the most affected school, where 16 students lost their lives in a dormitory fire, with 9 persons of interest being students who have been arrested and arraigned in court.