Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has forbidden students from using hand sanitizers in schools.
Magoha directed teachers to take responsibility and acquire all small-bottled sanitizers from students.
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According to the Education boss the alcohol-based product can be used by students to start fires.
Magoha made the announcement while at Our Lady of Fatima Girls Secondary School in Kariobangi North on Wednesday, January 20.
“ If any child has portable sanitiser, it should be taken and kept and given when the child is leaving school, we have already seen that a fire was started using a sanitiser in one of our schools,” Magoha remarked.
Magoha had earlier directed students to carry only five liters of the hand sanitizer.
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He stated that limiting the students from carrying more litres could lower major destructions.
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