Classrooms
Some 47 primary schools in Murang’a County are set to get new classrooms so as to prepare to host grade 9 learners come early next year.
A total of 82 classrooms distributed to the 47 schools will be constructed at a tune of Sh. 82 million in a programme funded under a programme dubbed Kenya Primary Education Equity Learning (KPEEL) that’s spearheaded by the World Bank and the government.
Murang’a County Director of Education Ann Kiilu said the benefiting schools were selected on need basis saying many of the local primary schools already have needed infrastructure to accommodate grade 9 earners.
On Tuesday during a meeting to sensitise school heads, chairs of the board of management and members of the school infrastructure committees (SIC) at Murang’a technology primary school, Kiilu noted the construction of the classrooms is slated to take three months.
She observed after the sensitisation forum that was also attended by officers from the procurement and public works, the head teachers and the other involved officers will embark on procurement process so as to source for contractors. “The classrooms are factored in phase one as we wait for phase two which will include construction of laboratories and learning resource centres,” she added.
A total of 22, 662 pupils in public primary schools and another 2, 128 learners from private institutions in the county are set to join grade 9 next year. Mutunduini Primary school in Kandara Sub County will be the highest beneficiary after it was allocated six new classrooms followed by Peter Kariuki School in Maragua Sub County which is slated to get five classrooms.
Kiilu noted that the funds have already been disbursed and are at the schools’ accounts requesting members of the school infrastructure committees to hasten the procurement process. “The procurement procedures need to be strictly followed when selecting qualified contractors. The ministry looks forward to quality works,” added the Director.
She continued “We are hoping in a few days to come, the contractors who will qualify need to be on site.”