It has been revealed that poor working environment is deterring civil servants from accepting postings in rural areas, a situation that is affecting service delivery.
This was disclosed by Angella Mponda Headteacher at Namaka Community Day Secondary School which has over 190 students, during a media tour, National Local Government Finance Committee organized in Chiradzulu district.
The tour was aimed at appreciating developmental activities under the 100 Million US Dollar project- Governance to Enable Service Delivery, funded by the World Bank being facilitated by the Committee.
Mponda told MIJ Online that before authorities had constructed a new administration block at the school, some teachers who were transferred to the institution were having second thoughts after noticing the poor infrastructures.
However, Mponda has expressed excitement over the construction of the new administration block saying it has not only improved the working environment for over 15 teachers but it has also given the learning institution a new face.
But, Mponda pleaded with authorities to consider constructing more houses for teachers saying some teachers walk long distances to reach the school.
In a related development
Education service delivery is expected to improve at June Junior primary school following the construction of a 22 Million Kwacha classroom block, in Chiradzulu district.
According to Damson Chisemula, Headteacher for a standard 1 up to 3 school – which has over 200 pupils, the learning facility lacked proper infrastructure.
Although the school has a new learning block, Chisemula told us that the facility is still in need of learning materials including books, desks, among others.
In his remarks Dieufait William Chikuse Chiradzulu District Council Maintenance and Works Supervisor said he was happy that the community has welcomed the developments saying they are what the people had earlier asked for.
The administration block and the classroom block were both constructed with funding from the World Bank under the Governance to Enable Service Delivery project overseen by among others the National Local Government Finance Committee.