Residents of Lalwet sub location in Kapkures ward are in jubilation after the opening of the first primary school in the area.
Lalwet Primary School officially opened its doors to pupils on Monday as public schools reopened for the first term in 2016.
In addition, there is an Early Childhood Department (ECD) in the school which admitted 28 pupils on its first day.
Class One admitted 29 pupils on the first day. The teacher in charge has however announced that there will be admissions in other classes in due course.
Speaking during the opening of the school, Joseph Lang’at, MCA for Kapkures Ward in Nakuru West thanked the residents for their support and patience as the school was being constructed.
“It is my vision to see children of this area access quality education without travelling far. Our children have been walking over 3-5 kilometers to school and this has also affected performance in national exams,” said the MCA.
Members of the committee that has been overseeing the school construction and who were in attendance have sent an appeal to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to deploy teachers to the school.
Parents from around the area were also in praise of the MCA for facilitating the construction of the school but appealed to him to push the concerned government officials to send teachers.
“We are very happy as parents because finally our parents will not have to walk long distances to access school. The government should post teachers here because we can still not send our children there,” said one parent, who sought anonymity.