Serikali ya Kenya imeamuru kufungwa kwa shule za msingi na sekondari za mchana zote jijini Nairobi na Mombasa kuelekea maandamano ya upinzani ya Azimio yatakayofanyika kuanzia Jumatano ya wiki hii.
Katika taarifa ya pamoja iliyosainiwa na Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani Prof. Kithure Kindiki na mwenzake wa Elimu Ezekiel Machogu, mawaziri hao wawili wameeleza kuwa ripoti za ujasusi zinaziaminika zimebainisha mpango wa kundi la watu wenye nia mbaya kushambulia shule maalum katika majimbo hayo mawili ili 'kuleta hofu na ghasia kwa umma' wakati wa maandamano hayo.
"Serikali imepokea habari sahihi za usalama zinazoonesha kwamba kuna watu wahalifu wana nia ya kufanya mapambano ya silaha na vyombo vya usalama karibu na shule kadhaa ndani ya majiji ya Nairobi na Mombasa," inasema taarifa hiyo iliyosomwa na CitizenDigital.
"Kama tahadhari ya kuhakikisha usalama wa watoto wa shule, imeamuliwa kuwa SHULE zote za msingi na sekondari za mchana ndani ya majiji ya Nairobi na Mombasa ZITABAKI kufungwa kesho."
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The government has ordered theclosure of all-day primary and secondary schools in Nairobi and Mombasa aheadof anti-government demonstrations set to be staged by the Azimio oppositioncoalition from Wednesday this week.
In a joint statement signed byInterior CS Prof. Kithure Kindiki and his Education counterpart EzekielMachogu, the two ministers noted that credible intelligence reports haverevealed plans by a number of rogue elements to attack specific schools in thetwo counties in order to 'unleash terror and violence on the public' during thedemos.
"The Government hasreceived credible security intelligence that criminal elements intend to engagein armed skirmishes with security agencies around certain schools withinNairobi and Mombasa Cities," reads the statement seen by CitizenDigital.
"As a precautionarymeasure to ensure the safety of school children, it has been decided that ALLday Primary and Secondary schools within Nairobi and Mombasa cities SHALLremain closed tomorrow."
The Education Ministry willannounce the resumption of learning in the aforesaid schools upon assessment ofthe security situation in the course of Wednesday.
According to Koome, the RailaOdinga-led faction had by Tuesday evening not made any formal notification tothe police on the planned gatherings.
He thus warned Kenyans againstparticipating in the demos saying the police would accordingly deal withdemonstrators.