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Parents urge state to prioritise rural schools damaged by floods

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Lilian Akoth assesses the damage to her home in K'Obura, Kisumu County. [Michael Mute, Standard]

President William Ruto's announcement that Sh1 billion has been set aside to construct classrooms damaged by floods has elicited mixed reactions.

A section of Budalang'i residents in Busia county, where at least 14 schools have been submerged by floods, wondered why the government was silent about the learners' plight in the area.

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