Kinyamaseke Primary school is a
government aided school with 5 class room structures. Of the five blocks 2 were
constructed with the support of the government of Uganda. Three blocks were
entirely the efforts of the parents of this school. It has an enrolment of
….pupils,…being females and …being males, and …teachers.
The pupils of this school have
revealed that their classes are collapsing any time. There are visible big
cracks in the classrooms which is putting the lives of the children in great
danger. Some have shifted from one of their classrooms to share with other
pupils. Some P6 pupils said “…we are just
risking our lives because if a heavy wind storms now, we shall be no more” It
really takes courage to sit in those collapsing classroom. There is a lot of
heat in these classes as one pupil said “we
undress after lunch because the heat is un bearable and we are very squeezed
inside this class” said Jacob. Another pupil said “I don’t know who constructed this block. It is very weak and it is
always shaking when you touch it.”
The head teacher Ms. Anne
Nyanjura is hopeful that the parents’ efforts will not go to the waste. “I am working tirelessly with the school
management committee to rehabilitate these structures” Some of these
classrooms were built in a shoddy manner. They are short with limited fresh
air. They need to be raised high in addition to rebuilding the cracked block.
There was no ring beam in these building so there is need to put the beam to
make them more firm and stronger.
Pupils have decided that come
second term of 2016, they will not enter these classrooms anymore. They said
that they would be safer studying under the trees. The school has sofar
completed a 2 classroom temporary structure which was meant to host a primary
section but these will for the meantime be a class room for children
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