- Schools across Kiambu Town are benefiting from new classrooms, renovations and improved security infrastructure.
- NG-CDF projects are combining construction with rehabilitation of ageing facilities across several learning institutions.
- MP Machua Waithaka says better physical facilities are essential to creating quality learning environments.
Schools across Kiambu Town Constituency are undergoing a major infrastructure transformation as MP Machua Waithaka channels National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) resources into the construction of new classrooms, renovation of ageing facilities and improvement of security infrastructure.
The programme is changing the physical face of several learning institutions, with new classroom blocks rising alongside extensive rehabilitation of existing facilities.
At Kiambu Primary School, 18 classrooms are being comprehensively refurbished under the latest phase of the school improvement programme.
The rehabilitation comes after the construction of 11 additional classrooms, a development that has significantly expanded learning space and helped tackle congestion.
The renovation works are extensive, covering the replacement of worn-out roofing, windows and doors, installation of floor tiles, repainting of classrooms and fitting of new blackboards.
The school is also receiving enhanced security infrastructure, including a perimeter wall around the playground and modern gates at the main school entrance and playground entrance.
The combined construction and rehabilitation works are expected to give the school a safer, cleaner and more modern learning environment.
New classroom blocks
At Kiambu Township Secondary School, construction of a modern two-storey block containing 12 classrooms is nearing completion.
The multi-level facility represents a major expansion of the school’s physical infrastructure, providing additional learning spaces to accommodate the growing number of students.
The classrooms have been designed with modern finishes, including tiled floors, creating a more comfortable and suitable environment for learning.
The project forms part of an education infrastructure programme that has been implemented across the constituency since 2023, with emphasis on both new construction and rehabilitation of existing school facilities.
Rather than focusing solely on putting up new classrooms, the programme is also addressing ageing and dilapidated infrastructure through renovations and modernisation.
At Ting’ang’a Model Primary School, the infrastructure upgrade is taking an even broader approach.
Construction has started on a perimeter wall and modern entrance gate, strengthening security for pupils, teachers and school property.
The institution is also getting a new two-storey classroom block with six classrooms, adding much-needed learning space and easing pressure on existing facilities.
At the same time, old classrooms are being comprehensively rehabilitated through replacement of roofs, windows and doors and installation of tiled floors.
The school compound is also being upgraded with cabro paving, part of efforts to improve accessibility, cleanliness and the overall physical environment.
Comprehensive school modernisation
The projects demonstrate a shift towards comprehensive school modernisation, combining classroom expansion, rehabilitation of ageing buildings, security improvements and upgrading of school compounds.
The projects point to a wider strategy by the Kiambu Town NG-CDF to address infrastructure gaps in schools through a combination of construction and rehabilitation.
New classroom blocks are providing additional capacity, while renovation works are giving old facilities a new lease of life.
The improvements are particularly significant in schools experiencing increased enrolment and pressure on existing facilities.
For learners and teachers, the transformation means more classrooms, improved facilities, enhanced security and better-maintained learning spaces.
Waithaka has continued to position investment in education infrastructure as a key component of his constituency development agenda, arguing that quality learning requires not only teachers and teaching materials but also safe, adequate and modern physical facilities.
With several projects at different stages of construction and completion, the NG-CDF-funded programme is steadily reshaping the education infrastructure landscape in Kiambu Town Constituency.
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The emphasis is increasingly on building new capacity while restoring existing infrastructure, a dual approach intended to ensure that schools keep pace with rising demand while learners benefit from improved standards of the facilities in which they study.
By Felix Wanderi
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