This archive report was first published on 23 September 2019.
On Monday, a devastating classroom collapse at Precious Talent Primary School in Nairobi left seven people dead and at least 64 injured. Deputy President William Ruto visited the victims at the Kenyatta National Hospital and announced a nationwide audit of school infrastructure to ensure that academic institutions are habitable to learners.
Speaking at the hospital, Dr. Ruto stated that the audit would ensure that the infrastructure is conducive for learning, saying, "We do not want sub-optimal structures in our schools."
He noted that it was regrettable that the incident had claimed seven lives, and injured at least 64, with 60 of them having been cleared and discharged from hospital. The Deputy President added that procedures were being concluded on the four remaining patients and expressed hope that they would recover soon.
Dr. Ruto also brought to the attention of the Government the lack of a public primary school in the area and announced that work was in progress to set up one. He explained that the Government had set aside Sh10 million to ensure a public primary school is set up soon, with a further Sh10 million made available by the Dagoretti South Constituency Development Fund.
The new school is expected to be established at the Lenana School land and is set to be ready by January next year. It is expected to be run by the Lenana School.
