Boarding schools have began releasing their students for half-term break earlier than intended, because of the scheduled anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests.

A parent whose child schools at a school in Juja, near the Thika Superhighway, received a message Sunday, June 23 from the institution, indicating that the students will be released starting today (Monday, June 24).

The message, seen by TV47 Digital, cites the possibility of the protests getting out of hand as the reason for releasing the students earlier.

“Dear Parent/Guardian. Kindly note that in the interest of the safety of all our learners, the school has considered the possibility of Tuesday’s scheduled Demonstrations getting out of control. The school’s proximity to the University, as well as the possibility of disruptions along Thika Superhighway, we would like to bring forward our half term break dates,” the message from the principal reads.

“All our Day Scholars will be picked and dropped as usual tomorrow, but they will not report on Tuesday 25/6/2024. They will be expected to resume on Monday 1/7/2024. We advise the parents/guardians with pupils in boarding, to pick the pupil tomorrow between 4.00pm -5.00pm… The pupils in boarding will be expected to resume on Sunday 30/6/2024.”

A quick spot check in Nairobi CBD on Monday, June 24 morning showed that a couple of schools have already released their students for the mid-term break.

Initially, the students were to break on Wednesday, June 26 for the second term’s half term break.

Anti-Finance Bill protests broke out nationwide on Thursday of last week, affecting several cities and towns, including Nyeri, Nanyuki, and Eldoret.