“There’s no any disease outbreak in Mukumu girl’s high school. The illness that a few of our students are being affected with is a normal disease that any one can be attacked with it un expected”, the Western regional commissioner Masharia Irungu has told Kakamega Journalists in an interview.
Addressing while in the school today afternoon, he blamed some media stations that have been spreading false information of Mukumu girl’s high school having been affected by un curable disease
“Issues you hear from the media frequently of there being a new virus isn’t true. We’ve walked in every part of the school and we have observed everything is quiet okay”, he added.
Similarly, he continued that the maize sacks that were said to have been contaminated were disposed off in Mombasa.
“The contaminated food was not used for commercial purposes as many hoped so.It was used to power the Kilings during the manufacturer of Bamburi cement”, he explained.
The regional commissioner’s utterances were seconded by jane Mmbone Amukoye , the school principal who stated that the turn up of the pupils is low and thereby requesting parents to withdraw off from their minds un necessary hearings from a few of those hesitating that the school isn’t in good condition for pupils to continue with their studies and thereby requesting them to bring their children back to school.
“We’ve gone all round and you’ve seen what has been able to be done by the management of this school. Whatever was advised by the ministry of education, public health officials and all those who were concerned has been addressed”, She spoke.
Furthermore she added that;
“You’ve seen students in class and you’ve seen all the corrections that we were asked. The only request we’ve is to the ministry of water to assist in establishment of more boreholes because currently the water we’ve isn’t enough due to the high enrolment of our students of a bout One thousand Eight hundred and sixty students out of the Two thousands and Eighty we had initially ”, she stated.
Speaking on the behalf of the guardian’s, Parents Teacher’s Association chairman Micah Abura applauded the support they’ve been receiving from both the National and County government since the interference of academics some few month’s ago.
“At this juncture, I want to thank everyone who have stood with us since when the school’s academics were cut short after being said to have a virus in the water when actually it isn’t true”, uttered Mukumu girl’s PTA Chairman Micah Abura.
He further added that;
“ With the presence of the regional Commissioner and regional director of education, I thank the government for having worked hard for our learner’s to continue with their education. Everything has been done by the Multi-agency team and I assure parents that our girl’s are safe in the school”, stated the Chairman of Mukumu girl’s high school.
At that juncture, the Lake Victoria North Water development Agency representative Ibrahim Oluoch reiterated that a lot of eradicated measures have been put in place and the school is receiving clean water from the County government of Kakamega.
“Immediately we noted that spring water was one of the factors contributing to illness in the school, we had to disconnect the Spring well and the one borehole water sources which were being used at that particular moment. For instance, the government has excavated a new borehole that holds twenty cubic meters per hour for the school as other borehole continue being made ”, explained the representative from water offices.
….End….
WESTERN NEWS EXPRESS. 