Education Minister Dennis Wachinga
Government is concerned with the high number of schools operating without science laboratories and Computers in the Country.
Only 2-hundred and 50 thousand out often the 4 million learners in the country have access to Information and Communication Technology -ICT.
This is despite the Ministry of General Education embracing ICT in the Country’s Curriculum.
Minister of General Education Dennis Wachinga says government wants to bring this ratio down because education now revolves around ICT and science.
Dr Wachinga says it is sad that most schools in the Country are running without Science laboratories and computers.
He said Government is now investing heavily in the development of infrastructure and technology in schools to ensure learners obtain quality education.
The Minister was speaking when he commissioned a one by three classroom block and teachers houses at Fitobaula Boarding School in Chililabombwe’s Chitabi Ward.
He said teaching without science laboratories and computers is not good for communities because global economic development is anchored on ICT.
And Chitabi ward village headman Godwin Mushoke urged government to build lodging facilities at the School.
He said learners at the school were renting rooms in nearby villages a move which has compromised education for the Girl Child.
Meanwhile Chitabi ward Councillor Florence Besa appealed to government to provide computers and other learning tools for the school.
She also urged government to build houses for teachers most of whom cover a distance of over 15 kilometers to the school.
The Minister is on a tour of education Infrastructure on the Copperbelt.
Shocking, so there is a minister of Education in PF government?
That PF is indeed a failed project doesn’t need more revelation than what the failed Minister Wachinga has just said.
This is where we need newly qualified, award winning and our very own PhD holder (Mushota) to think outside the box and work out how we can proceed and overcome this simple problem in Zambia. In my view, we should look at former war raged countries such as Rwanda (best example). Rwanda came from strife to become one of the best-connected countries in Africa. All schools (including in the villages) are connected to the Internet. Only reason is the president reads and answers emails directly from the citizens every Friday. On Saturday morning, President Kagame leads a team to clean up the cities, towns and every village!
Then you have lungu buying a luxury jet @ $35 million for his travels…..he has no shame with that bible in his back pocket ready to be drawn for national prayers…..
Yet the same fooools want to spend $20 million on a market and another $20m on a new State House for Lazy Lungu!!
We always hear…..the government is concerned, the govt wants, the govt is planning , the govt js looking at ways, the govt will address, the government assures, but what the bloody hell does the govt do
@jayjay that expenditure is not for PF and ECL its for present and future zambian presidents
why not include science laboratory technologists in the ministry…..these guys can be useful in educating pupils