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State builds first primary school on Lake Victoria island

Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo lays a foundation stone for the first primary school on Sukru Island in Lake Victoria. This was during a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday. Construction of a primary school on Sukru Island in Lake Victoria has commenced. (PHOTO: JAMES OMORO/ STANDARD)

Construction of a primary school on Sukru Island in Lake Victoria has commenced.

The national government is setting up the school to save children from sailing daily to the mainland, almost six kilometres away.

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