It is a huge relief for the education sector after President William Ruto revealed that the government will be spending a KSh1 billion to rehabilitate schools destroyed by floods.
While speaking at Kiamaiko, Mathare in Nairobi on Monday, May 6, 2024 where he visited residents who were affected by the on-going floods, the President revealed that the money will facilitate the reconstruction of schools in bid to enable all children to resume learning without delay once schools officially reopen.
“There are our children who are studying, and their schools have been destroyed by the flash floods. I would like to announce that here in Nairobi, as the government of Kenya we have donated Ksh1 billion to rebuilt the schools.
“This is to ensure that every child in Nairobi and every other child in other parts of the country will go back to school when schools officially reopen,” he said.
This comes just a few days ago when President Ruto issued a directive to the Ministry of Education (MoE) to postpone the school reopening dates “until further notice” as a result of the on-going heavy rainfall in most parts of the country.
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The initial school reopening date had been pushed from Monday April 29 to Monday 6, 2024.
At the same time, the president revealed that the government will also be providing food to sustain affected citizens until they can regain stability in their lives.
“No Kenyan will sleep hungry. No child will sleep hungry. We will bring food to feed the country until every citizen is able to get back on their feet. So I want to announce that we have saved enough money for food, and we have bought enough food. Every citizen who has been affected in Nairobi and Kenya as a whole will get enough food until they are able to carry on with their normal lives,” he added.
By Vostine Ratemo
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