Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) Provide a status report on the construction of classroo…

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25 Apr 2023 Asked by Charles Mamwacha Onchoke Cabinet Secretary for Education Ordinary Answered

Question

The Member for Bonchari (Hon. Charles Onchoke, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education:- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) Provide a status report on the construction of classrooms under the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) Phase II at the following ten secondary schools in Bonchari Constituency that were identified in 2022 to host Junior Secondary Schools (JSS): BCM Nyamokenye, Botoro ELCK, Ekerubo, Itierio Girls, St. Andrew’s Mogomo, St. Ann’s Nyangoge, St. Charles Lwanga Gesero, St. Francis Nyasagati, St. Peter’s Suneka, and St. Vincent Omwari? (ii) State when will construction of classrooms in Botoro, Ekerubo and Mogumo Secondary Schools that were to be ready for use in January 2023 commence, and state when the Ministry will pay the contractors awarded the tender to construct classrooms in the seven schools where works was completed? (iii) Outline the plans that the Ministry has put in place to construct adequate classrooms for Junior Secondary Schools in Bonchari Constituency in order to ease congestion that is adversely affecting learning and specify the timeline for the same?

Response

Responded to in the plenary on 7th June, 2023