Private school owners are now seeking legal redress after the government ordered the closure of schools over safety concerns.
The owners have sued Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha over the move, terming it biased and untimely.
They want the court to lift the directive with immediate effect.
The school owners have also said that they are ready to comply with the construction requirements for the sake of the safety of the students.
Under the Kenya Alliance of the non-formal schools Association, the private school owners on Monday lamented that millions of students in private schools will be affected if the directive is not reversed as soon as possible.
“The implementation of this directive will have damaging consequences for tens of thousands of schools and over 2 million children from marginalized communities who attend them. Policy decisions that affect millions of Kenyans need to be subjected to careful considerations and scrutiny before being implemented,” a statement signed by the Alliance’s chair Allan Masika was quoted by the Standard Digital.
Magoha ordered for the closure of schools after the Precious Talent Primary School tragedy claimed the lives of eight students.
The government has asked all schools across the country to ensure that they comply with the safety standards to the latter or else they will face closure, a move that has elicited mixed reactions from different stakeholders in the education sector.