16 May 2008
Nairobi — Cement maker, Bamburi, will spend Sh8 million to help the government rebuild schools destroyed during the post-poll violence early this year.
The money will go towards buying cement and equipping some of the affected institutions.
Bamburi Cement CEO, Mr Michel Puchercos made the announcement when he visited the Ministry of Education's Jogoo House offices in Nairobi on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Mr Eric Olsen, the group executive president at Lafarge, the French transnational which is the main shareholder at Bamburi.
Schools bore the brunt of the chaos with many, especially those that defied rioting mobs and continued operations, becoming targets. The Ministry of Education estimates that it will cost at least Sh1.4 billion to rebuild and equip the affected learning institutions.
Mr Puchercos said that his firm was already servicing a huge education programme as part of its corporate social responsibility including bursaries to needy students.
A number of students, he said, had also been targeted through an apprenticeship scheme with the aim of providing practical skills to participants in various disciplines.
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