The government has insisted that it will not succumb to public pressure calling for earlier closure of schools as a response to increased cases of school infernos.
In a Thursday meeting convened in Nairobi to address the school fire cases, Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi said they would remain steadfast to ensuring that the term stretched to the end as initially planned.
He maintained that the fires were masterminded by people who failed to get leaked exams, insisting that the move to burn schools was meant to intimidate the government to open loopholes for the vise.
"We will not close schools. Anybody trying to choreograph pressure on us is wasting their time," he said.
Deputy President William Ruto echoed the ministry's stance, saying the government was keen to find the perpetrators and bring them to book.
"There is no school that is going to be closed early. We will deal with the crooks," he said.
In the recent days, there have been calls from teachers and the general public urging the government to close the schools early to curb any more infernos.
The teachers insist that the adjusted term dates and newly introduced policies had mounted pressure on the schooling system resulting into the conflict.