Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has pledged to permanently relocate some of the schools affected by floods in Tana River County.
Speaking when he toured schools and IDP camps in Tana Delta Sub County in the company of the said that the ministry had already set aside funds for renovations of schools and relocation of others to enable smooth learning activities in the area.
“We have set aside funds that will be toppled up with the NGCDF for construction of classrooms and improving infrastructure in schools,” he said.
Further, Machogu said that more teachers will be posted in schools as he encouraged parents to take their children to Teachers Training colleges as a way of addressing mass exodus of teachers from outside Tana River.
“I have seen you have a shortage of 297 teachers and as a ministry we are going to send more teachers this year so that we can bridge that gap. Education is the only equalizer and we have vacancies in the teaching profession but in Tana River very few have the qualifications and I want to challenge parents to take their children for teaching courses so that they can be employed here instead of you depending on teachers from other regions,” he said.
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On his part, Principal Secretary for Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASAL) Harsama Kello said that his department was already distributing iron sheets and other building materials and food items to residents that were displaced by the floods so that they can restart their lives.
“The President has directed me to ensure that all the victims of floods are resettled and that is why we are distributing building materials and food items to enable them restart their lives,” he said.
Garsen MP Ali Wario thanked the national government for assuring to resettle IDPs on higher grounds to curb future flood destructions.
