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Broken schools await learners after floods

A section of a Sh9 million dormitory destroyed by a run-off at Tamkal Secondary School in West Pokot county after heavy rains in the region. [Irissheel Shanzu, Standard]

Thousands of learners face an uncertain future as a new school term opens following the heavy rains that damaged school infrastructure. 

In the North Rift, classrooms, toilets and roads that were destroyed are yet to be repaired even as education officials cling to hope that funds for renovations will be released.

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