Authorities in Rubanda district have launched the construction of four dormitories for students at St John’s Secondary school Ikumba in Hamurwa Town Council, and St Andrew’s secondary school in Rubanda Town Council, a project costing about 600 million shillings.
The construction of two dormitories one for boys and the other for girls at St John’s Secondary school Ikumba will be undertaken by Geses Uganda Limited owned by Eng. Peter Nkurunungi, while the same project at St Andrew’s Secondary school was awarded to Bornar Company ltd owned by Mr. Francis Bonanza,
During the function to handover the construction site to the contractors yesterday at St John’s Ikumba and at St Andrew’s S.S Rubanda, the Rubanda District LC.5 Chairperson Steven Ampeire Kasyaba said that the funds are part of the UgX 9 billion shillings additional funding to the district budget that was lobbied with help from the State Minister of Finance (general duties), Henry Musasizi who doubles as Rubanda District NRM Chairperson.
Speaking at the same function, the Rubanda Resident District Commissioner, Lilian Ruteraho, asked the contractors to execute the works with integrity, in line with the Bills of Quantities, if they are to maintain a good working relationship with Government of Uganda and Rubanda authorities.
The St John’s S.s Ikumba Chairman Board of Governors, Dr. Augustine Kasyaba thanked the NRM and Rubanda District Local Government for considering the school among those to benefit largely from this financial year, adding that the projects were long overdue.
St. John’s S.s Ikumba Headteacher Audath Ampeire hailed the Government for listening to their cries for funding. Particularly, Ms. Ampeire thanked Minister Musasizi for playing a large role in their quest for take over from private school status to Government Grant aided a process that was initiated in 2014, and accomplished in 2018.
Additional reporting by Naboth Isaac Niwagaba
