BY MICHAEL OLLINGA
Burnt Forest, Uasin GIshu County: Nabkoi Boarding Primary School, which closed just two days into the second term after the only dormitory caught fire that razed most of the pupil’s belongings, got relief during a visit by CDF officials from Kesses Constituency.
The team, led by the constituency manager David Rotich, Kesses Constituency Development Fund (CDF) chairman Stephen Koskei and Rhoda Tarrus a disbursement officer, donated 140 mattresses and 260 bed sheets in a move to revive normal studies at the school.
Caroline Otieno, the school’s headteacher revealed that Standard Eight and Standard Seven pupils had been called back to continue with their studies mid last week due to proper preparations needed for major examinations during the term.
“These boys have been enduring cold nights because they are using the same classrooms they study from as dormitories at night. We managed to borrow a few mattresses from a neighbouring church but they were not sufficient,” she said.
She said that with the supply of the beddings, the Standard Five and Standard Six pupils who have missed studies since the fire incident will be expected back.
According to Ms Otieno the mattresses and bed sheets donated by the Kesses CDF under a supportive directive by area Member of Parliament James Bett well help revive normal learning at the school which is among the best in Wareng Sub-County.
Last year, the school emerged position eight in the sub- county, registering a mean score of 305 marks and Otieno is optimistic they will record even better results despite the setbacks suffered early into this second term.
The constituency manager said they are more concerned with resumption of normal learning in the school and will support initiatives to revive a favourable learning environment to the end.
“This school is located near a forest where the weather is usually cold and the boys need a new dormitory which we are determined to complete constructing before the end of the year,” he said.
The school directed its students to wear long trousers as official uniform due to the cold climate of the area. Rotich revealed that the constituency is working with other education stakeholders to ensure the school is fully back on its feet and at the same time lauding the school administration for standing firm during the crisis moment.
Rotich said that his boss who is the area MP James Bett is already working on a strategy to see the construction of a new dormitory begin and called upon pupils to choose goodcompany and be considerate of their schoolmates’ welfare.
This comes on the backdrop of allegations that one of the pupils tried to set the dorm on fire the second time after the previous incident.
However, the head teacher declined to comment on the same on grounds that she would tamper with the investigations into the cause of the fire which has not been completed.
