A significant milestone has been reached in all Junior Secondary Schools in Manyatta Constituency as the NG-CDF, in collaboration with the Schools Equipment Production Unit (SEPU), has begun distributing mobile laboratories.

This initiative aims to enhance science education by eliminating the challenges students face in accessing proper laboratory facilities.

The mobile laboratories are equipped with essential scientific tools, including microscopes, chemicals, gas cylinders, sinks, and storage cabinets, to support effective science learning.

Speaking during the commissioning of seven mobile labs at Kihumu Primary School in Karurina, NG-CDF board member Elizabeth Kitundu emphasized that these labs provide a practical solution for schools with limited resources.

Kitundu highlighted that mobile labs offer a cost-effective way to equip schools with crucial science learning materials, ultimately improving the quality of education.

She revealed that the seven mobile labs were procured at a cost of KSh2.17 million—an amount that would not have been sufficient to construct even a single permanent laboratory.

Calling on the learners to make best use of the labs, she revealed that the NG-CDF has approved Manyatta Constituency request of procuring 48 more mobile laboratories.

Manyatta Constituency Member of Parliament, Gitonga Mukunji, stated that the additional mobile labs will ensure that all Junior Secondary Schools in the constituency have access to fully equipped laboratories.

He revealed that his office has allocated KSh20 million to facilitate the procurement of these labs, which are expected to be delivered to schools within a month.

Addressing teachers, students, and parents during the commissioning ceremony, Mukunji emphasized that, beyond promoting equity in science education, the labs will provide students with hands-on experience and essential skills needed for the modern workforce, aligning with the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

SEPU Chief Executive Officer Joel Mabongo stated that his organization will offer induction courses to science teachers in every school to equip them with the necessary skills to effectively utilize the mobile labs.

He added that the trained teachers will, in turn, train their colleagues, ensuring the full utilization of the labs by both teachers and students.