The government is assessing boarding schools to find effective ways of preventing fire outbreaks, Interior and National Administration PS Raymond Omollo has said.
Speaking in Nyandiwa Mixed Secondary School in Kasipul Constituency after a prayer service at Nyandiwa SDA Church, Omollo said his ministry was collaborating with that of education to address the situation.
“My state department is leading in coordinating the exercise to assess school facilities, especially in boarding schools. The report will enable the government to implement effective measures for eradicating fire incidences,” he said.
The PS was in the company of a director at Lake Basin Development Authority Dave Kalo, chairman of Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Agency Odoyo Owidi, and other leaders.
Omollo said the government is committed to ensuring students acquire quality education without impediments.
“There are still challenges in schools despite the budgetary allocation in terms of infrastructure and indiscipline in the third term. We’re asking students to maintain a high level of discipline,” the PS added, saying the assessment report will be shared with the Ministry of Education (MoE).
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During the visit, the PS and the Kenya Medical Training College Chief Executive Officer Kelly Oluoch encouraged students to work hard.
“We talked to the students about other opportunities they can pursue if they don’t get university grades. The government is encouraging such students to join KMTC and technical institutions to develop skills that will help them earn a living,” Omollo said.
Kalo urged parents to monitor their children as the home environment is also the root of indiscipline.
“Parents shouldn’t abscond their duties of ensuring their children remain disciplined in school. All the parties are affected when school properties go down in fires,” Kalo said.
Recently, a dormitory hosting 65 students at John Mbadi Oma Mixed Secondary School in Suba South, Homa Bay County, was burnt.
By Fredrick Odiero
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