Kenya’s President Ruto allocates US$7.4 million to rebuilding schools amid disastrous flood
President Ruto has allocated about 7.4 million dollars to rebuild schools to counter the disastrous effects of the flooding.
On his X account, Kenya’s President William Ruto stated that US$7.4 million, will be allocated to re-building schools so students can resume their studies interrupted by the flooding.
The Government stands with the victims of floods across the country. We will supply enough food and bedding besides offering safe settlement to the 40,000 displaced households. We have also allocated KSh1 billion to rebuild schools so that our children can resume their studies in… pic.twitter.com/zG8jRdv6Y1
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) May 6, 2024
The deadly flood in Kenya took 228 lives; around 2000 schools were destroyed, and others were shut down. Several dozen are still reported missing.
The Kenyan government have been criticized by the public and blamed for the outcome of the flood. Collins Obondo, a resident of Mathare, a slum settlement in Kenya, said, “I blame the government.”
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