Kibuku secondary school parents plead for gov’t help

Kibuku, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents of Kibuku secondary school have pleaded with the government to help them improve the deplorable structures at the school. Started in 1992, Kibuku secondary school operates in dilapidated structures.

Stephen Mwanga, one of the parents told URN that most of the structures at the school are in an alarming state. He explains that during the rainy season, students miss lessons as the administration releases them for fear of the classrooms falling on them.

He says that in addition to the deplorable classroom structures, the school has an inadequate number of teachers, desks, and sanitary facilities for the learners and teachers. Apparently, the teachers share the only available pit latrine with the students.

Ishaka Mwanja, the deputy director of studies, says that they have over 900 students. He says that some of the classrooms are in very bad shape and were condemned by the district engineer. He says that due to the limited space, currently students share classrooms whenever it rains or study under tree shades under normal weather.

Bernard Kagema, a teacher of Information and Communication Technology-ICT at the school, says that he is the only ICT teacher at the school teaching right from senior one to six with only three computers for practice.

Paulo Aliau, the Kibuku deputy chief administrator said that last year when the president visited the district to launch the PDM program, he promised to put up new buildings for the school and make it one of the model schools in the region.

He says that they are still waiting for the fulfillment of the president’s promise saying that as a district, they don’t have any money to construct new buildings.

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