Govt commits to equip newly constructed labs

The government yesterday assured that plans were afoot to enable newly constructed laboratories in secondary schools acquire required equipment.

These new laboratories were constructed following a directive from President Jakaya Kikwete that every municipality should have achieved a target of providing each school with laboratory by the end of last month.

Deputy minister for Regional Administration and Local Government (Education), Mr Kassim Majaliwa, said under such plans the government has started disbursing Sh15 million to each school to purchase equipment.

Mr Majaliwa said, “A total of 75 schools have already received such amount of money during the first phase of the programme.” The other 75 secondary schools will receive the same amount each during the second phase that will start next January.

The programme was set to be implemented in four phases whereby each phase will see 75 schools receive funds. By the end of the programme a total of 300 schools will have received the funds for the purpose.

He was speaking yesterday when officially opening the annual general meeting of the Tanzania Heads of Secondary Schools Association which was held alongside the International Education Exhibition at the Mwalimu JK   Nyerere Trade Fair grounds in Dar es Salaam.