[PHOTOS] Clean up at Mathare North Primary School as learners resume after floods

Headteacher Matindi says water rose up to one and a half metres in the classrooms and offices

In Summary
  • The learners had placed the books out in the open air to dry as well as examination papers. 

  • Some desks and chairs were also placed out to dry. 

Books left out to dry after they were affected by floods at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened on May 13, 2024.
Books left out to dry after they were affected by floods at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened on May 13, 2024.
Image: KEITH MUSEKE

Learners and teachers from Mathare North Primary School on Monday had a busy day cleaning up the institution which was affected by floods on April 24. 

Mathare North Primary School headteacher  Boniface Matindi said the water rose to one and a half metres in the classrooms and offices in the institution. 

Matindi said the learners and teachers were helping each other clean the school after the floods wreaked havoc on the school. 

The floods destroyed books which were in the cupboards. 

"The water also destroyed certificates of learners from 1989 to 2022 which the ministry of education said it will avail new copies from KNEC," the headteacher said. 

The learners had placed the books out in the open air to dry as well as examination papers. 

Some desks and chairs were also placed out to dry. 

Learners at Mathare North Primary school cleaning their games skits affected by floods when schools opened for second term on May 13, 2024.
Learners at Mathare North Primary school cleaning their games skits affected by floods when schools opened for second term on May 13, 2024.
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Learners cleaning a classroom at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened for second term on May 13,2024
Learners cleaning a classroom at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened for second term on May 13,2024
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Disorganised boxes infront of the head teachers office at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened for second term on May 13, 2024.
Disorganised boxes infront of the head teachers office at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened for second term on May 13, 2024.
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Mathare North Primary School Headteacher Boniface Matindi during an interview when schools reopened for second term on May 13,2024.
Mathare North Primary School Headteacher Boniface Matindi during an interview when schools reopened for second term on May 13,2024.
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A dirty classroom with fallen walls which was affected by floods at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened for second term on May 13, 2024.
A dirty classroom with fallen walls which was affected by floods at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened for second term on May 13, 2024.
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Learners at Mathare North Primary School rest after cleaning classrooms affected by floods on May 13,2024.
Learners at Mathare North Primary School rest after cleaning classrooms affected by floods on May 13,2024.
Image: KEITH MUSEKE
A dirty classroom with fallen walls which was affected by floods at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened for second term on May 13, 2024.
A dirty classroom with fallen walls which was affected by floods at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened for second term on May 13, 2024.
Image: KEITH MUSEKE
Exam papers left out to dry after they were affected by floods at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened on May 13, 2024
Exam papers left out to dry after they were affected by floods at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened on May 13, 2024
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Learners at Mathare North Primary School cleaning material affected by floods when schools reopened for second term on May 13,2024.
Learners at Mathare North Primary School cleaning material affected by floods when schools reopened for second term on May 13,2024.
Image: KEITH MUSEKE
Learners put out their books to dry which were affected by floods at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened for second term on May 13, 2024.
Learners put out their books to dry which were affected by floods at Mathare North Primary School when schools reopened for second term on May 13, 2024.
Image: KEITH MUSEKE
Learners at Mathare North Primary School cleaning communally after floods affected the institution on May 13,2024
Learners at Mathare North Primary School cleaning communally after floods affected the institution on May 13,2024
Image: KEITH MUSEKE
Learners at Mathare North Primary School cleaning the institution affected by floods when schools reopened for second term on May 13,2024
Learners at Mathare North Primary School cleaning the institution affected by floods when schools reopened for second term on May 13,2024
Image: KEITH MUSEKE
Learners at Mathare North Primary School in class after cleaning rooms affected by floods on May 13, 2024.
Learners at Mathare North Primary School in class after cleaning rooms affected by floods on May 13, 2024.
Image: KEITH MUSEKE
A wall construction ongoing at Mathare North Primary School which was affected by floods on May 13, 2024.
A wall construction ongoing at Mathare North Primary School which was affected by floods on May 13, 2024.
Image: KEITH MUSEKE
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