The municipality expects to construct
116 classrooms in the 2016/17 financial year after resolving the
shortage of school desks last year.
Speaking during Prime Minister Kassim
Majaliwa’s tour in newly formed Kigamboni District, he said more than 40
classrooms will be constructed from the fund in question.
The district has a shortage of 79
classrooms. “We decided to spend the money on classroom construction as
it is out of our budget. We expect to accommodate more than 3,000
students who will be selected to join Form One in the 2017/18 academic
year,” he said.
He further requested heads of department
and councillors to consent to the inclusion of more than 4.5bn/-
earlier set out for allowances that were not in standing orders to be
used for classroom construction. He added that there was a shortage of
more than 400 classrooms.
Expounding further he said if the
allowance money will be approved for the purpose, more than 200
classrooms will be constructed. “We are currently seeking permission
from the commissioner of education to commence two sessions in one
school to accommodate Form One students whose schools have shortage of
classrooms,” he added.
Last month, the DC made an impromptu
visit to the company and issued a one week ultimatum for Zantel to pay a
land fee of 687mil/- that had accumulated. However, Zantel said it paid
45,000 USD as 2009 rent, but did not pay the rest of the money because
the District Council did not submit any invoice to the company.
According to him, Kinondoni Municipality
and Zantel had a fiveyear contract that ended since 2014 and from then
nothing was paid in the district.
On health matters, he said it was high
time for District Directors to commence providing hygiene education as
the rainy season was about to begin.
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