Principals want parents to fund infrastructure

Secondary school heads want parents to fund infrastructure development to help cater for the high enrolment resulting from the government’s 100 percent transition policy.

Weighed down by the overwhelming admission to Form One over the past three weeks, some principals now argue that the capital released by the Ministry of Education is not enough and disbursement is often delayed, frustrating the smooth running of schools.

They say many schools are unable to accommodate the overwhelming enrolment that has strained their existing infrastructure.

They add that it has become difficult to manage schools and hence the need to urge parents to pay levies for infrastructure development.

A spot check by the Nation in the Western region revealed that some schools have been forced to build makeshift structures to accommodate Form One students who are still reporting for admission.

At Mwira Secondary School in Matungu, the school’s facilities are strained and it has forced the management to erect two tents that are used as classrooms for Form One students.