Councillor for Nyachilenda Ward in Nsanje South Constituency, Fellix Round has said the newly- constructed classroom block at Mtowe Community Day Secondary School has improved learning environment at the school.
He said in an interview on Monday that the school block is the first one constructed for teaching and learning at the school.
“The structures at this school were constructed to host refugees. After the war in Mozambique, the structures were handed over to government and it was decided that they should be used as a community day secondary school,” he said.
Round said the old structures posed a threat to the learners as some developed major cracks.
He said in conjunction with the member of Parliament for the area, they have agreed to construct a new classroom block to reduce the risks faced by learners at the institution.
“Through Constituency Development Fund (CDF), we have constructed a state-of-the art classroom block and fully furnished it with desks. The new school block has electricity,” he added.
One of the learners, Mary Saini, said the classroom block encourages learners to work hard.
“The new classroom block has electricity, which empowers us to study even at night and we believe we are going to pass our exams with good grades,” she said.
The school’s head teacher, Aron Malikinzi, said the construction of the school block has positively contributed to education delivery at the institution.
“These structures are old and they leak when it is raining, thereby disrupting the learning process,” he said.
The CDF is now at K200 million per constituency.
