Magoha said that no country had built more classes to ensure the much needed social distance for curbing the spread of the coronavirus. This statement is FALSEThe tough-talking professor was speaking at Mjini Primary School in Murang'a during an inspection too. In June, Rwanda launched a resilient and ambitious plan to construct 22,505 new classrooms nationwide to reduce overcrowding at primary and secondary schools. According to the New Times of Rwanda, of the total 22,505 classrooms, 17,414 will be for primary schools, 3,591 for secondary schools and the remaining 1,500 classrooms will be for nursery schools. The Sh29.3 billion project was covered by both the Government as well as the World Bank's credit financing to reduce overcrowding in schools, training teachers and construction of Teachers Training Colleges (TTCs).

Source: Standard Digital January 01, 2021 11:36 UTC