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Following an exposure by Citizen TV on the sorry state of schools in Tharaka Nithi County, the government has released funds to urgently renovate 42 schools within Tharaka Nithi and several other parts of the country. Education cabinet secretary Migos Ogamba, who spoke at a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of six classrooms at Limbine Primary School in Meru, said the programme will cover several counties.
Gov’t admits 42 schools in Tharaka Nithi in ruins amid budget gaps
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