People
  1. Home
  2. Happenings
  3. Makueni County Government

Makueni County Government

  • Makueni 1

    37 Primary Schools in Kenya get Libraries and Books to Boost Reading Culture

    Makueni 2Makueni County Government in Kenya in partnership with Shina Foundation and  Story Moja  Publishers are set to establish libraries in 37 Primary schools in the county.
     
    This disclosure was made by the  the First Lady of the county, Mrs. Nazi Kivutha.
     

    ''37 primary schools in Makueni will each acquire one thousand books courtesy of Shina Foundation, county government of Makueni and Story Moja publishers in phase 2 of “start a library initiative.  In 2016, the county government in partnership with Shina Foundation started 30 libraries in primary schools, one in every ward.

    ''The “start a library initiative’’ is a reading promotion program that enhances access to story books for children and seeks to root a deep reading culture in schools.

    School libraries have proved useful in enhancing learner’s literacy, improving interest in reading for pleasure as well as for examinations.

    I grew passion for the books initiative out of my soft spot for children. Consequently, I decided to spearhead the library program, as one of my programs through the foundation

    Reading improves the language and exposes the children. Therefore, it’s prudent for every one of us here to go back to the primary school that they attended and donate a book or begin a library.

    As we flag off the over 40,000 books to schools, I urge teachers to encourage pupils to develop a reading culture by using them. Books that are not read remain to be just papers'', the First lady stated.

    Mrs Kivutha maintained that  the program was an avenue to alleviate illiteracy in the county, adding “We have already trained our gatekeepers for two days and we hope for the best when the real job starts''.