The fate of 55,000 learners from private schools is unknown after their institutions failed to open on Monday, October 12.
More than 200 private primary and secondary schools have shut down, with their owners returning the leased premises back to the landlords.
Others have turned the school buildings into business premises.
Citing an example of Whistling Thorn School in Kawangware Dangoretti North, the school has been turned to a rental house and learners had to look for admission in other schools.
Mwea Brethren School turned its classrooms into a chicken coop.
Bright Light Girls High School in Njoro, converted its school into a mattress factory.
Roka Preparatory, another school in central Kenya, has also converted its premises into a farm.
The thousands of learners in in Grade Four, Class Eight and Form Four have opted to seek for admission in public schools.
Kenya Private Schools Association chief executive Peter Ndoro said owners of the affected learning institutions have advised parents to transfer their children to other schools.
Mr. Ndoro said the affected schools are working with the Ministry of (MOE) Education and the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) to make arrangements for alternative examination centres for the affected candidates to enable them sit the national examinations scheduled for March next year.