This archive report was first published on 23 May 2020.
On Friday, secondary school principals in Vihiga delivered a consignment of goods worth Sh900,000 to the Vihiga County government headquarters in Mbale town.
The donation, made through the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA), included medical equipment and foodstuffs to support the county's efforts in flattening the Covid-19 curve.
KESSHA Chairperson Mr. Albert Masiolo presented the donation to Governor Dr. Wilber Ottichilo, stating that the heads had unanimously agreed to support national and county governments' efforts to combat the pandemic.
"The current situation caused by the Covid-19 has disrupted our school calendar, a fact that has greatly worried teachers, parents, students and stakeholders countrywide," observed Masiolo.
Among the items received by Ottichilo were 127 bags of maize, 13 bags of beans, 150 Kg of rice, 50Kg of sugar, 20 litres of hand washing soap, 200 pieces of bar soaps, 1000 pieces of masks, several hand washing plastic tanks and bottles of sanitizers.
KESSHA National Chairman Mr. Kahi Indimuli also sent a personal donation of three bales of maize flour, six bags of 25kg rice and 48 bottles of hand sanitizers.
Dr. Ottichilo expressed his gratitude over the donation, describing it as a noble gesture from the teaching fraternity worth emulating by other civil servants.
