Learners at Kianyingi Primary School will benefit from upgraded school infrastructure worth KES 35 million, funded by the M-PESA Foundation.
The Foundation will oversee the construction of 12 new classrooms from the ECDE unit to Grade 9, which will reduce congestion and cater for the growing student population. Additionally, the new ablution blocks for the boys, girls and staff will improve WASH outcomes in the school.
“Education remains one of the most critical tools in the development of any society. At M-PESA Foundation, we are focused on bridging the gaps that hinder quality education for our children. In line with our mission to transform lives, we have collaborated with various partners, including the Ministry of Education, to invest in school renovation projects across the country and concentrate on the most inadequate areas through programmes such as the Citizens of the Future,” said Joseph Ogutu, Safaricom Foundation Chairman.
In addition to the classrooms, the Foundation will also construct and equip a new ICT lab, which will provide the learners with a space to gain digital literacy skills and a new and equipped science laboratory for practical lessons.
M-PESA Foundation has invested in similar projects within the county at Karimamwaro Primary School, Makuyu Boys Secondary School and Thukumu Nursery. It also has ongoing school renovations in Homa Bay, Siaya, Uasin Gishu, Vihiga and Kisii counties.
The project is part of the Foundation’s Citizens of the Future programme, which seeks to impact three million learners over the next three years