A Budalang'i school risks being closed after three months because the toilets are full.
The 440 pupils of Kenya Gauze Primary School might be locked out on the expiry of a three-month closure notice issued by the department of health on Tuesday. The school has four latrines but all are full.
Deputy head teacher Robert Mugabe on Thursday said efforts by the school management board to seek assistance from the Budalang'i CDF have not been successful.
He said the department of public health has given the school three months to construct toilets or be closed.
“Our fear is that pupils might be locked out of the school on the expiry of the three-month notice. I'm appealing to well-wishers to come to the aid of the school to prevent learning disruptions,” Mugabe said.
He said the institution, which was started in 2004, still has no fence. Standard 1 and 5 pupils study in mud classrooms, which were built by parents.
Mugabe said the ECDE classroom project funded by the Busia government in 2016 has not been completed and this has hurt learning.
