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Mthabisi Tshuma, Zimpapers Writer
VILLAGERS in Bulilima District have joined hands with the Diaspora community, Government through Bulilima Rural District Council and local legislator, Cde Dingumuzi Phuti, to pool together resources towards the construction of a new school to enhance access to education.
Named “Nlibgwane Primary School”, the new school is located under Ward 20 in Dombodema but was previously under Ward 4 in Nyele before the delimitation exercise came to effect.
One classroom block and a teachers’ cottage have already been roofed while final touches are being done in the main block as the community pushes to ensure the school is operational by beginning of first term next year.
On Saturday last week, Bulilima legislator Cde Phuti held a meeting with villagers at the school to discuss progress and strategies to ensure speedy completion of the project.
Cde Phuti, who has been chipping in with material for the construction, together with the Diaspora and locals, pledged an additional 50 bags of cement.
He told the gathering that the building of the school will bring significant progress and improve access to quality education.
“As Bulilima Constituency, we are moving on with the agenda of improving issues around access across board. Access to affordable education, access to health services, access to connectivity, access to clean water and sanitation and access to passable roads,” he said.
“In terms of education, we are doing this at schools obviously quite motivated by the spirit and energy that our District Schools Inspector Mr Gobile Gobile has. He is a man who understands the vision of the Government, the passion and speed of his Minister, Honourable Torerai Moyo and the entire passion and agility of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education team tells it all.”
Cde Phuti, who is also Deputy Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, said such projects speak true of the developmental agenda by the ruling party, Zanu PF.
“This is an agenda that dovetails with the President’s vision, and it also emanates from the pledge that he gave us when we got into office in 2018.
“His campaign message had a pledge card with seven items that he had said we were to look at and adhere to as an abridged version of Zanu-PF 2018 manifesto,” said Cde Phuti.
“The ruling party had its mandate with additional responsibilities. This is a continuation. The vision and goal is to reach 2030 as an upper middle-income society and Bulilima is just walking the talk.”
Mr Gobile said the initiatives of increasing the number of schools in the area is a shot in the arm for the education sector.
“We still need more schools in Bulilima District so that all children of school going age are enrolled and no child to walk for more than five kilometres to access education,” he said.
“No child should be left behind and all children of school going age should be at school socialising with their peers rather than be at home where they may be vulnerable to abuse,” said Mr Gobile. — @mthabisi_mthire
