Education Chief Administrative Secretary Zack Kinuthia said that, by noon yesterday, random checks put the attendance in primary schools at 58 per cent and 48 per cent in secondary schools.
In Baringo County, schools whose classrooms have been submerged by rising water levels in Lake Baringo are expected to be transferred to schools to safer places.
In Kirinyaga County, Mwea Brethren Primary School had been converted into a chicken farm.
Low turnout and poor preparation characterised the first day of school yesterday.
Most parents kept their children at home, countrywide spot checks revealed, but Education officials reported that half of Grade 4, Standard Eight and Form Four learners had resumed learning after the long break.
