Only 40 out of 135 pupils of St. Patrick’s Kawese Primary have reported back to school after heavy rains pounded the area and destroyed the roads, the Head teacher Mary Ndinda Mutonya has said.
Mutonye explained that many parents have refused to release their children fearing that they risked being hurt following huge gullies that have developed on the roads.
“Since last week on Monday, only 40 pupils have reported back to school. 95 pupils are yet to report after parents refused to release them as they fear that they may hurt in the deep gullies that have developed on the roads following the heavy rains that has pounded the area,” said Mutonya while speaking to KNA on phone.
Consequently, she revealed that the School Board has written to the national and county government to provide tents to use as classrooms and turn the classrooms to dorms to enable the pupils to continue with their learning.
“We have requested for tents from the national and county government so that we can use them as classrooms and convert the classrooms into dormitories as a temporary measure to ensure the children continue with learning,” she said.
On low enrolment, Mutonya said that many of the parents were squatters and poor, while the school was started in 2017.
By Sophie Wambugu and Mitchell Mwendwa
