Schools in West Mugirango constituency are calling for the area MP Vincent Kemosi to come in and assist in improving their poor state of facilities.
Three schools that were visited by the star among them Tente Primary school, Riakimai Boarding Primary school and Riakimai day primary school, are on very pathetic conditions whereby the management of the schools are appealing to the Member of Parliament to come to their aid.
At Tente Primary school, the school has over 600 learners whereby there are no enough latrines to be used by the learners whereas the few latrines that are in the school are in poor conditions that has posed fear of contacting infections to the learners especially young learners (ECDE pupils).
At the school also, the ECDE Learners do not have classes where the school management decided to put up temporary structures to accommodate the young learners to keep on with their studies.
The school head teacher Bethuel Mose said they have done everything possible to reach to the area MP for help but in vain including writing letters to the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) offices but in vain whereby he has called for urgent help to the institution.
“We have tried to get help from the MP through his offices but we have not succeeded, we are urging him to come to our rescue, since we are lacking several things that can make learning continue in our school,” said Bethuel.
At Riakimai boarding Primary school, all did not seem to go well as the conditions of the classes is worse also being a boarding school that accommodates over 200 learners, the learners do not have enough latrines, whereby the few that are in the school are in very poor conditions.
The learners use wooden latrines which may endanger their lives when using them. The poorly constructed wooden latrines (for girls) were the only option as a result of the latrines that sank sometimes back when the area was experiencing heavy downpour.
Most of the building in the school is mud build whereby the school head teacher also spends his nights in the mud walled room which serves as his house in the institution.
Pupils in the school spend most of their lessons outside where they put their desks under the trees that are outside the school as they do not have enough classes.
The school head teacher Joseph Nyagwoka told the star that the school is in a swampy place and when it rains the conditions worsen as the roofs of classes leak and therefore give the learners difficulties in going on with their studies.
“We have several challenges with our institution as we do not have enough classes for our learners and the few classes we have are in poor conditions. The latrines we are using are also dangerous to our learners since most of them are almost full and we fear our learners may soon contact infections,” he said.
When contacted, West Mugirango constituency MP Vincent Kemosi said he will ensure the school have been assisted by the National government CDF kitty.
“We have had challenges in our institutions and I am glad that my office has received the information about the challenges that are facing the schools, we will have them addressed as soon as possible so that the learners in those institutions can continue learning like others in other schools,” Kemosi told the star.