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No proper toilets, but they are still expected to excel in class

Bungoma DEB Primary School pupils look at a section of the collapsed toilet floors at the school. [Raphael Wanjala/Standard]

Frank Primary School in Lwandeti, Lugari sub-county is facing imminent closure over lack of classrooms and toilets.

According to head teacher Josephine Imbandu, teachers sit under a tree that serves as the staff room and when it rains, they shelter in one of the classrooms together with pupils.

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