Ubungo Municipal council saves 233m/- by repairing school furniture
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The Ubungo Municipal Council in Tanzania restored 2,583 damaged desks, chairs, and tables in Goba Ward to save more than 233m/-.
Minister Angela Kairuki led the initiative to rehabilitate existing furniture instead of purchasing new items for public primary and secondary schools. Kairuki worked with local leaders, teachers, and skilled youth to complete the repairs. The project aimed to improve learning environments while providing work for local artisans.
The minister noted that the government and municipal council allocated 718bn/- for education projects in the ward over the past year. Other improvements in the area include the construction of classrooms, laboratories, and information and communication technology rooms. Stanley Mkandawile, the Dar es Salaam Regional CCM Secretary, stated that the project addressed furniture shortages that previously forced some students to sit on the floor.
Juma Gadafi of the CCM National Executive Committee praised the legislator for using her position to fulfill the ruling party's election manifesto. District Commissioner Albert Msando ordered officials to identify more damaged furniture and transport it to schools in need. He warned that officials who delay these government directives should not keep their positions. Ezekiel Msingi, the Goba Ward Education Officer, reported that the ward contains seven public primary schools with 12,085 pupils and six secondary schools with 4,560 students.
