Nairobi, May 8 -- The indefinite postponement of the reopening of schools has exposed a wide class divide where children from humble backgrounds and who majorly attend public schools are going without learning as their counterparts from well-to-do families attend classes virtually.

Children from low-income backgrounds also form the majority of those affected by flooding through displacement and destruction of school infrastructure while some public schools are currently being used as camps for families rendered homeless by the deluge.

Learners in public primary schools are going without learning despite the government having spent over Sh32 billion to equip them with tablets, laptops, projectors, routers as well as connecting them to th...