School games in the country have been handed a breath of fresh air nearly two years since its last outing as Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Friday gave the green lights that will see all sporting activities in institutions of learning return with immediate effect.In a public address to revise the Covid-19 restriction measures that had been in place since March 2020, Kagwe revealed that sporting activities in schools would be one of the areas that will see full relaxation of the measures previously imposed.Additionally, the sports sector in general was also handed a shot in the arm after the Cabinet Secretary further announced that sporting venues across the country would once again be allowed to admit fans on a full capacity.Sporting activities guidelines:Protocols to be revised for spectators to be allowed back into sporting venues as long as they are vaccinatedMinistry of Education to develop protocols to allow for the full resumption of sporting activities in learning institutions pic.twitter.com/JZ8KPHL3Ls— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) March 11, 2022 His declaration coming as the government lifted the mandatory wearing of masks in public.”The Ministry of Health issues the following guidelines to the Ministry of Sports. For resumption of Sports, protocols be revised for spectators to be allowed back into the sporting venues as long as they are vaccinated,””To the Ministry of Education, develop and implement protocols to allow for the full resumption of sporting activities in learning institutions,” Kagwe remarked.Hapo kwa school games, safi kabisa! https://t.co/VGZIzBhI92— Poghie Ndonga (@poghie_esquire) March 11, 2022 Since March 2020, schools games, normally a breeding ground for talents in the country, have hardly taken place due to the strict measures that the government put in place.While games in varsities across the country have been gradually resuming, primary and secondary sports have not taken place whatsoever.
