Sunday, February 16, 2025
HomeEDUCATIONPrimary School in Ndhiwa Shut Down by Health Officers Over Poor Hygiene

Primary School in Ndhiwa Shut Down by Health Officers Over Poor Hygiene

Primary School in Ndhiwa Shut Down by Health Officers Over Poor Hygiene

Primary School in Ndhiwa Shut Down by Health Officers Over Poor Hygiene

Over 400 students at Ogada Primary School in South Kabuoch, Ndhiwa constituency, have been sent home due to poor hygiene conditions at the school.

Public health officers issued a directive for the school to close and for learning to be suspended due to concerns about the spread of cholera.

The school was found to lack adequate pit latrines, and pupils and teachers who had returned to school for the first term after the December holidays were told to go home until the issue was resolved.

Officials from public health declared the school unsafe, and South Kabuoch ward public health officer Tobias Okong’o served the school administration with a notice of closure.

The notice cited the poor condition of the available latrines, which were filled up and posed a high likelihood of people contracting cholera.

The notice also cited improper disposal of faecal matter, which was described as being on the slab and producing a bad odour.

The school headteacher, Andrew Opiyo, said that the school, established in 2014, has been operating with temporary pit latrines that were described as unsafe for humans.

He said the school had tried to put up new latrines without success due to financial constraints and was appealing to well-wishers for help.

The school board of management chairman, Paul Nyakwae, said that public health officers closed the school after a latrine used by pupils sunk.

He called on the government to build new infrastructures as the current ones have become unsafe.

Ndhiwa MP Martin Owino was asked to intervene by allocating money from the National Government Constituency Development Fund to improve the school infrastructures.

Residents, led by Ogallo Akech, said that the state of the school infrastructure is wanting, and there is a need for urgent intervention to enable pupils to resume learning.

He said that the continuous stay-at-home by the pupils is a disservice and interference with their education.

He urged for emergency funds to be used to build latrines for the school and said that gone are the days when school infrastructures used to be made of mabati suits and mud walls.

The Homa Bay government had earlier announced an cholera outbreak after five people were diagnosed with the disease.

The closure of Ogada Primary School highlights the urgent need for proper sanitation and hygiene in schools to prevent the spread of diseases and ensure the safety and well-being of students and teachers.

Primary School in Ndhiwa Shut Down by Health Officers Over Poor Hygiene

Read the full article

RELATED ARTICLES
- Advertisment -

Most Popular

error: Content is protected !!