Authorities from Spire Road Primary school in Jinja City on April 23, 2024, permitted the Rotary Club of Jinja to embark on its initiative of redeveloping the school. The Club initially had plans to construct staff quarters and business houses at the school in their shs2 billion project.
The project was, however, intercepted as the charity organisation as authorities had not gone through the rightful procedures of engaging different stakeholders. Many developed suspicions, alleging that “City borns” would be behind the move to grab the school’s land.
The program came amidst city tycoons attempting to title the land housing the historic primary school.
During a stakeholders meeting on Tuesday, the Parents Teachers Association (PTA), alumni, and the School Management Committee okayed the charity club to implement its significant project aiming to develop the government school.
The business, according to Mr Bosses Talemwa, the Jinja Rotary Club President says, will bring in funds to support school activities and vulnerable learners, especially the visually impaired pupils.
“The business houses will bring in money for rent. The money shall be supporting the schools in any way,” said Mr Talemwa.
Pastor Alfred Adundo Wafula, the chairperson of the school’s PTA, expressed commitment and determination to protect the school’s land from opportunists intending to grand it. Mr Adundo says their knowledge to question the Rotary’s move caused a vibrant campaign to collect efforts to fight for their school.
“We need to protect the land pf our school that’s why at first we had to question Rotary Club but for the good of our children we also had to okay them to construct the project,” stated Mr Odundo.
Henry Bulime, leading the alumni of the school rallies colleagues to continue inspiring the young and continuing pupils at the school. Bulime threatens that they will deal accordingly with the land grabber planning to unlawfully take the land from the school leadership.
