Deputy County Commissioner Limuru-Sub county Charles Mukele on Friday commissioned one Competence based curriculum (CBC) classroom at Kamirithu Secondary School.
The classroom is one of the three National projects currently ongoing in the school with the other two a classroom being funded by the NG-CDF in Limuru sub-county and a laboratory built by the Ministry of Education.
Speaking to KNA during the tour of the project, Mukele said that the school which was started to deter criminal activities in the area has saved the youths.
“This area is crime infested and the education level is very low. That is why we saw the need to build this school so that we can reduce crime rates in the community,” he said.
Mukele added that despite the school fully operating some students find it hard to attend school on a daily basis with some still being involved in petty crimes like stealing.
He noted that the high crime rate in the area is as a result of poverty as many families struggle to put food on the table and thus education becomes less important.
“Most students in this school rely on bursary funds to help pay their school fees as parents are unable to provide. It’s a challenge but we are doing everything we can to help the children attend school,” Mukele added.
The principal Kamirithu Secondary School Simon Muiruri told KNA that the school despite the few challenges it is facing, has 410 students and has had the Kenya certificate of secondary education (KCSE) done four times.
“So far we are proud of the progress we have made and we are hopeful that we will have even more students enrolling in our school. We don’t want to see young people involving themselves in criminal activities while they should be in school,” he said.
The CBC classrooms project is an ongoing Ministry of Education initiative, aimed at accommodating learners as they transition to the new school system, and has so far seen 6000 classes completed in phase one.
A total of 4000 classrooms are expected to be built in the second phase which started in May and should be completed by the end of July 2022. Another 10,000 classrooms are expected to be ready by July 2022.
