Nairobi, May 4 -- The indefinite postponement of schools reopening was informed by data collected by regional officials over the past one week on the status of the institutions and projections by the Meteorological Department.

According to the data submitted by county and regional directors of education, infrastructure in a number of schools have been damaged by the heavy rains pounding the country, especially sanitation facilities, making it difficult for learning to resume.

President William Ruto Friday directed that the reopening be postponed "until further notice".

This came just three hours after the Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu had issued a circular confirming schools would reopen on Monday next week and issued...