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School has laptops but no desks and classrooms in West Pokot

A teacher in class at Lopalekwa Primary School in Pokot South constituency. [Irissheel Shanzu, Standard]

As the Government rolls out the digital learning programme, the stark reality of misplaced priority is evident at a beneficiary school in West Pokot that has no basic learning amenities.

Lopalekwa Primary School in Pokot South constituency has laptops and electricity but lacks essential facilities like desks, permanent buildings and toilets.

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