By Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu,
REGIONAL
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The Rubanda district local government has announced support relief of 200 ironsheets to Kashaasha Primary School whose one of the building tops was recently blown off by rainstorm.
Rains affected Rubanda District between August and Mid-October this year, climaxed with storms that swept off the top of a 100-seater class room block at Kashaasha Primary School, on 16th October 2022.
While on his visit to assess the situation at the school located in Kashaasha Town Council yesterday , the district LC5 Chairman Steven Ampeire Kasyaba announced that the district, through the education office, would send 200 pre-painted iron sheets to Kashaasha Primary School.
Kasyaba explained that the relief package was in addition to the 1,232 pre-painted ironsheets, 154 kilograms of nails and 200 ridges they have already distributed to other government aided Primary Schools within the district, this year, as a way of improving infrastructure at the schools.
The schools that earlier benefitted include Nangaro and Shebeya Primary Schools in Hamurwa Sub County, Rwakagurusi, Kabaya, Mengo, Rukore, Illemera all in Muko Sub County, Nyaruhanga Primary School in Rubanda town council, Ikumba Primary School in Hamurwa town council and Kaato Primary School in Bufundi Sub County.
Kasyaba, said that the materials were procured at a tune of Ugx 100 million, part of additional funding which the district leadership lobbied from government through ministry of Finance.
He added that the district intends to construct a five-stance pit latrine at Kashaasha Primary School this year, and allocate UGX 50 million to the same school for classroom re-innovations in the next financial year.
