A number of district schools from Nyamira will have a chance to benefit from the government’s donation of books in a bid to improve the academic standards in the region.
Speaking on Sunday at Nyansongo secondary school, Kenya Libraries chairperson Sam Nyang’eso said the books will be made available in at least 1,000 secondary schools across the nation since many of those institutions are said to be poorly equipped.
According to him, the move was arrived by the managing board as a way of making education and power of reference accessing to all students regardless of their ability in class.
“District schools have been ignored for a number of times. Some of them have a potential to perform but due to lack of enough books and referencing materials, they perform dismally. But as a government, we have agreed to try to reach many of them as soon as possible,” he said.
Mr Nyange’so welcomed contributions by community to set libraries in various villages and reiterated the support of the government to help such libraries reach acceptable standards.
“I am happy that some of the communities and villages in Kenya have various initiates of setting community libraries. This is quite encouraging and I promise the support of the government,” he said.
Recently, Nyang’eso had promised to ensure a national library is built at least in every county during his visit in Nyamira County.