DODOMA: THE World Bank (WB) funded Boosting Student Learning Outcomes (BOOST) programme has released a total of 299.2m/- for the construction of a new one-stream primary school at Nzuguni A ward in Dodoma.
Dodoma City Council Director Dr Frederick Sagamiko revealed this in the capital city recently when he inspected the progress of the project.
He directed the local authorities to closely supervise the project as he insisted that construction should be completed timely.
Dr Sagamiko directed the project’s supervisor to double the number of artisans and labourers to speed up implementation. He also advised that all procurement of materials, including desks, be advertised early through the NeST system to avoid delays.
Presenting a progress report on the construction of the new one-stream primary school to the council management team, the Head of Nzuguni Secondary School who is supervising the project, Mr Rogers Justinian, confirmed that the school received 299.2m/- from the BOOST project.
He explained that the construction includes an administration block, six classrooms, two pre-primary classrooms, 12 school toilet cubicles and six pre-primary toilet cubicles.
He said the project was divided into six lots to engage six contractors covering two classrooms per lot, the administration block and toilets.
Current progress includes roofing of four classrooms and the toilet block, while other buildings are at the lintel stage.
On expenditure, he said 125.678m/- had been spent on payments to suppliers and artisans, with a balance of Sh176.5m/- remaining.
Meanwhile, Dr Sagamiko commended the head teacher of Mazengo Primary School for effectively supervising school renovation under the BOOST project funding, and urging to speed up completion before schools reopen to avoid classroom shortages.
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He made the remarks recently when the Dodoma City Council Management Team conducted an inspection of the renovation work at the school.
After receiving a renovation progress report presented by Rehema Nkungu, staff member, Dr Sagamiko said significant work had been carried out through proper supervision of the project.
“There has been excellent cooperation throughout the project, and I’ve received positive feedback regarding the performance of the building inspector, Jacob Stephen, who has been overseeing the renovations since my tenure began, congratulations to him. Our expectation is that the pace of work will accelerate so that the renovations are completed by the time schools reopen,” he said.
Nkungu said the objective of the renovation was to improve classroom infrastructure for safe use, restore the quality of dilapidated buildings and enhance efficiency in education service delivery through a better teaching and learning environment.
She added that Mazengo Primary School was established on January 1, 1970.
BOOST aims at enhancing teaching quality and availability of learning materials, strengthening school infrastructure and learning environments and improving education system management and accountabilit