Nairobi — Malindi High School is in a financial crisis, according to the Parents and Teachers Association.

PTA chairman Julius Mranja said several projects in the school had stalled due to lack of funds.

Mr Mranja said the school urgently requires Sh5 million to build four classrooms, a laboratory and a dormitory to accommodate an increased number of students, numbering more than 150.

The PTA chairman said due to the crisis, the school had launched various income generating activities.

Addressing parents,teacers and students at the school's prize giving day, Mr Mranja said one of the school's initiated projects was an agro-forestry project with 500 casuarina planted trees. The trees will be sold as poles when they mature.

Set up bakery

The school has also set up a Sh200,000 charcoal and firewood bakery. This was due to the realisation that the cost of bread in the market was too high.

He said plans were underway to expand the bakery and launch a programme to supply neighbouring schools with bread.

Headteacher Emmanuel Kitsao said the school's results had improved its mean score to 8.1 last year, from 7.4 the previous year.

Malindi High was among the top 100 schools in the country in last year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams results.