Tanzania Starts Implementing Free Education

Following parents' positive response to the Fifth Phase Government's commitment to announce the provision of free education in primary and secondary schools starting January this year Sirari Ward Secondary School in Tarime District has been overwhelmed by the large number of students who are supposed to be registered for Form One.

The school's board of directors is putting up strategies to embark on urgent measures to help 400 students who have reported to commence Form One this year.

The efforts include building more classrooms. The outgoing Board chairman, Mr Joel Mwita, told the 'Daily News' in an interview that a gathering of parents had agreed to move forward by voluntarily contributing towards daily running expenses including provision of food to help pupils come from distant localities to attend classes comfortably.

Compiled by Ambrose Wantaigwa