Parents and community leaders from Ritibo village in Nyamira have been urged to contribute towards raising of funds that will be used to construct new toilets.
Speaking on Thursday at the institution, Ritibo primary school head teacher Peter Monubi said the boys’ toilets were in a bad condition since they were ‘filled up’ and had shown cracks on the floor, putting the lives of pupils at risk.
He said public officers from Nyamira County had visited the institution on Monday and gave them an ultimatum of two weeks to fix the mess before they intervened.
“The boys’ toilets are in an awkward condition and have shown huge cracks on the floor. The iron sheet walls are very weak and something urgent should be done. I hear that they were constructed in 1990 and renovated in 2004,” he said.
“This is a serious crisis since public health officials were here on Monday and gave us two weeks to fix the mess. I am in a limbo and there is nothing special I can do to save the situation,” he said.
He urged parents and community leaders to step in and save the situation before it escalates since the institution had not received development funds from the government.
“The school hasn’t received development funds from the government and nothing more I can do. I call upon community leaders and parents to chip in and help us solve the crisis,” he said.