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Gov’t To Reconstruct Schools Abandoned Due To Banditry-CS Kithure
Published Dec.6,2023 03:10 EAT
The government will rehabilitate schools in bandit-prone areas that were abandoned due to insecurity caused by bandit attacks, according to Interior CS Kithure Kindiki.
The CS said the government is committed to reopening the schools in accordance with its policy of ensuring equal access to education for all children.
He was speaking at Cheptulel Boys Secondary School, Sigor Constituency, West Pokot County on Wednesday when he made a security assessment of the abandoned schools to facilitate the commencement of rehabilitation works for reopening and resumption of learning.
Teams from the National Youth Service (NYS) and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will work together to rehabilitate at least 50 schools in Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Turkana, West Pokot, Samburu, and Laikipia counties.
The two teams will also tap into the local community for the reconstruction exercise.
The schools to be reopened include Chesegon Primary School, Cheptulel Primary School, Cheptulel Boys Secondary School, Sapulmoi Primary School and Kisaa ECD in Pokot Central Sub-County, Lonyangalem Primary School, Kour Primary School and Songok Primary School in Pokot North Sub-County and Karon Primary School in Pokot West Sub-County.
Ten schools in West Pokot are slated for rehabilitation and reopening, with the entire process in the six North Rift Valley Counties affected by banditry expected to cost Ksh.100 million.
“By end of December, schools should be ready to receive students back,” CS Kithure said on Wednesday.
“Secondary schools in the bandit-prone areas will be rehabilitated immediately and allocated Form ones in this December’s form 1 placement.”
CS Kithure, who reaffirmed the government’s commitment to combating banditry in the troubled north, stated that a portion of the National Police Reservists (NPRs) being recruited to bolster security in the area will be deployed to guard the schools
On Tuesday, CS Kithure who was in Baringo, visiting Namba and Kamenjo areas that were recently attacked by bandits, said the government was going to review the recruitment and operation of the National Police Reservist(NPR).
He claimed that this would help supplement the teams already fighting banditry in troubled areas.
“To seal off operational gaps, we are forthwith reorganising the management, command, and control of the National Police Reservists (NPR) to supplement the capabilities of the National Police Service (NPS) and Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in the operation,” he said.
According to CS Kithure, NPR recruitment will be streamlined, with a clear operational command in place to ensure that Reservists are not drawn into local political issues.
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