Learning in schools across the country will temporarily be disrupted at various points as the government begins mass registration of learners for Taifa Care being administered by the Social Health Authority (SHA).
This move follows the government’s bid to register all Kenyans to the health scheme. To register the learners, the ministries of Education and Health are partnering together.
On Thursday, learning was halted in public schools in Mombasa for the exercise to be conducted by Community Health Promoters, and the other parts of the country are expected to witness the same.
During the registration process, parents accompanied their children to school for the registration.
This means, parents will have to travel to schools to achieve the government’s plan.
Education CS Julius Ogamba who witnessed the kickoff of the process said the Ministry is also taking data on learners who lack birth certificates for the Ministry of Interior to start issuing birth certificates.