Government will soon start constructing laboratories in upper basic schools that do not have the facilities.
Education Minister, Dora Siliya disclosed in parliament today during the oral answer session that government would begin construction of laboratories in upper basic schools once funds were available.
Ms Siliya said there were no laboratories in most upper basic schools in the country following the recent separation of upper basic schools from secondary schools.
She however noted that government was currently providing mobile laboratory kits to schools that do not have permanent laboratory structures.
Ms Siliya said this was one way government was helping basic schools without permanent structures conduct science lessons.
She said this in response to Chilubi Member of Parliament (MP) Obby Chisala who wanted to know when government would fund the construction of laboratories and libraries at all upper basic schools in the country.
Ms Siliya said government was currently procuring and sending laboratory equipments to some schools in the country.
She said the mobile laboratory kits made locally, at the National Science Centre had greatly helped the schools conduct science lessons.
Ms Siliya further said government was planning to strengthen the Zambia Library Service to enable it be sustainable.
She said her ministry was also working with other organizations to provide library services for school going children and communities.
Ms Siliya said the move was being made to encourage the culture of reading among people in Zambia.
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This would has no shame it appears. She cant just resign and listen to the students. I think one day they will manhandle her. Aya sana.
its appears everything is now mobile.hopitals,school labs ,etc
I agree to everything that Dora Siliya has said. I wont rehash.
Very ideal, though the works should have been initiated way before the implementation of the seperation of upper basic from secondary schools.
“Ms Siliya further said government was planning to strengthen the Zambia Library Service” isn’t this tangential to your ministry’s core function? I will not be surprised if the Ministry of Local Government was not even aware about such initiatives coz it’s not uncommon for ministries to work in isolation and keeping relevant ministries from having a big role in implementation of activities all because of the fear to lose funding.
“She however noted that government was currently providing mobile laboratory kits to schools that do not have permanent laboratory structures” this should be encouraged to continue because knowing Zambians at some point those newly constructed would run out of reagents and other perishables so you would need continuity. This initiative is also used in…
Lets hope the contract will not be given to RP or is it RB?
Mobile labs,mobile hospitals,mobile toilets,mobile FAZ president and Mobile republican president.Go Mobile go!
Who will get the contract??
Mobile labs now,which planet do these people live in, and what funds is she talking about,money is always there,theyve never wanted to allocate it for many years they just raise their wages,i did my high school at munali for 5 years from grade 8 to 12,i never saw any chemical in those labs,we did experiments just by word on how a color of the results look like, please the funds are there,if you can spend it on mobile vehicles to carry dead people you can do it
Good at talking every year …we will do this, we will build this. Now since you cant build you have gone mobile. What nosense.
Dora Siliya must undergo tests at one of the labs to determine her state of mind.
Every Education Minister has been harping this same song for years,with no implementation in sight,how long have Basic Schools been in existence,people have started seeing through you and know that its all talk,who is fooling who?
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We need action not words pliz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Dora are you able to define what a school is, let alone set up a standard by which you can classify forty children under a tree with an ill- equiped teacher.
Let us not pretend we can run when we can not even stand.This culture of mobile this mobile that is just another way getting kick back from suppliers and stealing from tax payers. Dongo na Sundo!!!!!!
Abena Zambia ngatabalacimonapo ninshi teti cibombe. These moblie labs are not a new thing. Uganda has a similar thing in education. Besides that, that is what is called innovation. If they can deliver in the mean time while not utilise them fully?
#9 Mushe,
Just google “mobile labs” you will find that they are there on earth. In fact, if they were there during your time at Munali you would have seen the real experiments done in mobile labs.
#14 Big Bro NJ,
@shani, namona akalishina kandi kuma last, mulenjita?
Dorah it is immoral for you to stay in gorvernment;RB doesnt own Zambia it is better you resign because no one will respect your leadership any more
Why imwe ba Lupiya!!! Mwasebana now!
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