The Committee formed to oversee the execution of recommendations for better sanitation that would ensure students’ safety has proposed that Mukumu Girls High School re-opens in phases from 2nd May 2023.
The committee under the leadership of Western Regional Commissioner Irungu Macharia agreed that the first lot to report will be form fours on May 2.
The students will also undergo mandatory testing upon their arrival in school through a team of doctors who will be on the ground before they settle down.
Moreover, the students are to undergo both group and individual counselling to monitor their health status.
Form three will then open on May 4 and go through the same process as form fours.
Likewise, form two’s and form one’s will undergo the same process including medical testing, as well as group and individual counselling.
The committee also recommended that parents be invited to the school on 29th April before the school’s re-opening in a meeting that will be attended by Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu.
As such, parents will have the opportunity to inspect the school infrastructure that was improved and assess for themselves the safety measures put in place.
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They are further expected to undergo group counseling by a team of seasoned psychologists.
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Mr. Macharia reported that restructuring of the school is ongoing with the construction of a borehole, treatment of water, and preparation to replace asbestos roofing with modern iron sheets.
Furthermore, the committee stated that the public health department will advise on how to dispose of the food items that are in the store to provide room for new purchases.
Meanwhile, the staff, non-staff members of Mukumu girls are undergoing counselling. The county government of Kakamega has deployed a county psychologist with a team to conduct the exercise.
Nonetheless, the Regional Commissioner also said the committee is monitoring the health status of all students through contact with their parents.
They have also urged those feeling sick to go to hospital for treatment.
