Students to be incorporated in task force to probe schools unrest
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Kenya's Ministry of Education is forming a new multi-stakeholder task force to investigate the recent wave of school unrest and arson attacks that have led to 18 learner deaths since April.
- For the first time, learners will be included in the task force alongside principals, teachers, parents, religious leaders, psychologists, and security agencies.
- The task force, led by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, will review the escalating crisis and recommend long-term solutions.
- Since April 27, 330 cases of unrest, including 95 fire incidents, have been recorded nationwide.
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