Kenya: Children go back to school

We hear from a pupil, a parent and a teacher as classes resume in Kenya for the first time since March 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic had forced schools to close for almost a year.

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(Photo: Pupils back in class at Ayany Primary School for the first time since March 2020; Credit: GORDWIN ODHIAMBO/AFP via Getty Images)