By Agwanda Jowi
AN ASSISTANT Minister for Finance who is also the MP for Bondo constituency Hon. Oburu Odinga has objected the government plans to make Maranda High School a national school.
Oburu says that Maranda High School should just remain a provincial school to cater for the needs of students from the region.
He says the government should identify another school to promote to national level noting that Maranda is a community school which should not be taken national.
Maranda High School was identified in Siaya County besides another school to be upgraded to become a national school to cater for more high performers in the country.
Oburu also took the opportunity to congratulate students, teachers and parents for their dedication to ensure the school post excellent results in the just released KCSE 2010 national examinations.
Speaking in Kisumu, Oburu says he channeled the economic stimulus package to Maranda High School to make it a centre of excellence in the constituency thus no need to make it a national school.
The assistant minister says the Sh. 30 million stimulus package will be used to revamp the infrastructure in the school and give it a face lift.
He says that those who criticized his move to identify Maranda to benefit from the package should now see what a school Maranda is in the map of Kenya.
Oburu called upon his Bondo constituents to support him in his endeavor to ensure Maranda High School remains at top and eventually becomes number one nationally.
He says that Maranda will now onwards not compete provincial schools but will be in the league of national schools like Alliance.
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Why do you have to tell the readers that ‘Raila’s brother said…… I thought Mr. Oburu is his “own man” and Finance Minister to boot!!!.
All of a sudden Maranda is getting attention from the area MP. By the way Maranda is only a stone throw away from the MP’s home. Lets give credit to the administration ( present and past) for shaping up these institution that was once a laughing stock in the history of schools that had produced great leaders. We all know that Mr. MP’s family are beneficiaries of Maranda yet for a long time Maranda and Nyamira Schools’ have been examples of neglect from area leaders, who are now running to receive credit, yawa, mano be tim malong’o.
This is on a seperate matter but I trust it get to the right people soonest,Usenge in WEST YIMBO LOCATION for the past one year has been in conflict with Warthog,they can no longer plant some crops that has supported them greatly like sweet potatoes,please contain the situation
Why cant u find another school to cater for children of the region? Why do you want to be TRIBAL even to matters of education.