Universities and colleges have begun administering classes. to comply with a directive by the Ministry of Education to have normal classes resume.
So far, a spotcheck by Uzalendo News confirmed that final year students have been granted first priority in many institutions.
Kisii University admitted its final year students and first year students , while Pwani University, confirmed that 400 students have resumed physical learning.
The Technical University of Mombasa (TUM), which was used as a major COVID-19 center by the Coast General Hospital, revealed it had already received 1,500 final year students.
“We are bringing them in intervals of one month, after that we will bring third years and then the rest will follow depending on the situation,” he detailed.
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Juja, Thika Technical Training Institute, Mount Kenya University, the Kenya Coast National Polytechnic and the Shanzu Teachers Training College also reported high numbers on their first day.
The returning students are now faced with new measures to ensure that capacity in the hostels are reduced.
Other institutions have also come up with a COVID-19 contact form that will register temperatures and ensure that positive cases are channelled correctly to the Health Agencies.
Kenya on October 5th, 2020, recorded 22 new Covid-19 infections bringing the total to 39,449, while the death toll rose to 735.
