Education CS Migos Ogamba speaks at Jogoo House on June 10 / SCREENGRAB.The Cabinet Secretary for Education Migos Ogamba has announced that the mid-term break for the second term of the 2026 school year will take place from June 24 to June 28 as per the school calendar.
Ogamba said the break will proceed as scheduled and urged parents and guardians to use the period to spend time with learners and address any emerging concerns affecting students.
The announcement comes amid concerns over unrest in some schools and cases of school fires such as the one at Utumishi Girls that killed 16 students and injured several others.
Ogamba instead urged parents to play a more active role during the break by engaging with their children and ensuring their grievances are handled through proper channels.
“During the mid-term break, parents and guardians are urged to use this time to spend with their children and provide guidance and support. Any grievances or concerns should be articulated appropriately and shared with schools and other relevant authorities for action,” he said.
Ogamba directed schools to urgently convene consultative meetings with parents to review learner welfare and address emerging concerns.
“Schools shall urgently convene consultative parent association meetings to review the state of affairs and learners’ welfare in their respective schools,” he said.
Schools were also directed to strengthen safety measures, improve grievance handling mechanisms, and intensify guidance and counselling programmes for learners.
“The schools shall strengthen safety measures and address any concerns and grievances that learners may have raised before the end of the half term.Schools shall also intensify guidance and counselling programmes and strengthen learners’ grievance handling mechanisms,” the CS said.
County and subcounty education officers have been tasked with conducting targeted safety assessments and monitoring institutions considered to be at risk.
Ogamba also indicated that the ministry will review the school calendar next year to ensure better balance between terms and reduce pressure on learners.
“Starting next academic year, the ministry shall rationalise the school calendar to ensure that the terms are balanced and that the second term is not as long as it has been,” he said.
The ministry says it will continue to provide updates as it implements measures aimed at improving safety and learner welfare in schools.
