We need more money to renovate city schools - KCCA

Nov 12, 2017

The Indian Women's Association has partnered with KCCA to carry out some renovations.

RENOVATIONS l KCCA

Kampala Capital City Authority owned primary schools require close to sh450b to have them all fully renovated, the executive director Kampala Capital City Authority,( KCCA) Jennifer Musisi has said.

Musisi made the revelation while commissioning a renovated 17 classrooms, an administration block, a carpentry workshop and walkways at Kasubi Church of Uganda Primary School.

The school was in a sorrow state with dilapidated structures, no kitchen or proper sanitation.

Musisi said most of the schools need to be revamped and fixed with facilities to enable the learners have a good reading environment.

"We need partners to help us overcome the challenges which our schools are currently facing. We need billions close to sh450bn," she explained

The Indian Women's Association and the Hardware Association in Uganda partnered with KCCA and supported the authority to carry out renovations at the school.

The school is one of the 79 KCCA schools which are in need of renovation structures and furnishing. The Indian Women Association renovated the school at a cost of sh200m.

Musisi asked parents to play their role of providing for their children proper uniforms and other scholastic materials.

"The Indian Women have challenged us. Parents. I have seen many pupils with torn uniforms. Why can't you come and do repairs for your children, instead of waiting for government all the time," Musisi lamented.

 
She said there is little that government can do, adding that the parents need to participate as well.

Musisi applauded the Indian Women's Association, chaired by Suman VanKatesh, for partnering with KCCA to boost both the health and education sector.

She explained that women have a lot of potential to improve the education sector. She also revealed that the Indian women have been instrumental in the improving health sector in Kampala.

She noted that the community has helped KCCA set up a cancer ward at the Naguru-China Relationship Hospital and other works on numerous hospitals are in the pipeline.

"I want to appreciate the Indian women in a special way. They have built for us a cancer unit, and have pledged to continue supporting us at our different health centres in Kampala," she said.

The chairperson of the Indian women said they had invested heavily in the school and will continue to do so.

"We will continue to be partners of KCCA in order to improve on the education sector. This is just one of the schools that we have handled," Suman said.

The women association will embark on infrastructural development of other schools; it was also focusing on the health sector. Suman said that this is one way of giving back to the community.

The association tasked Musisi to rescue their property on Lumumba Avenue, which is being threatened by an investor.

According to management the school was established in 1936 and most of the structures are dilapidated. Management thanked Indian Association and Musisi for selecting their school.

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