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Students forced to study under makeshift tents in Eldoret Polytechnic

Parliamentary Committee on Education Chair Julius Melly addresses the press at the Moi University in Eldoret where the committee stated that they would push for the government to allocate the university Sh 400 Million for the completion of a Science block that had stalled for over 30 years. To his left is committee member Zaddock Ogutu. 21-05-2019. [Kevin Tunoi]

More than 3,000 students at the Eldoret Polytechnic have been forced to study in tents and makeshift lecture halls due to ballooning learner population.

The National Assembly committee on education have pointed out the serious challenge of classroom shortages at Eldoret National Polytechnic following a two-day tour of institutions in the North Rift this week.

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