Muhongo to invest Sh90m Bunge car loan in education sector
Minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo.
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He told The Citizen on telephone that his decision was prompted by the fact that there was an urgent need to improve the learning environment in his constituency and the nation at large.
Musoma. The newly appointed minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo, said he will invest the Sh100 million he was given by Parliament as a loan to purchase a vehicle in the education sector in his constituency.
He told The Citizen on telephone that his decision was prompted by the fact that there was an urgent need to improve the learning environment in his constituency and the nation at large.
He said the office of Parliament had given him Sh 90 million to purchase a new car but he decided to add Sh10 million to fund education for his constituents.
The MP for Musoma Rural said he would want to see the money helping to improve the infrastructure of schools including construction of classrooms, teachers’ houses, libraries, laboratories, buying teaching materials, and purchase of desks as well as support students from poor families.
He went on to say that the fund also would be used to support science students who will be enrolled for university studies, instead of waiting for loans from the Higher Education Student’s Loans Board.
“I want to put more emphasis on education because I believe it is the key to success. The education environment in my constituency is not bad,” he said.
He said that the fund would also be used to construct new four modern secondary schools.
Some Musoma Rural residents commended the decision of their MP. Mr Gaya Masatu said that those were the kind of political leaders needed by wananchi currently as they have a lot of challenges facing them.
Mr Masatu said that leadership was all about to serve wananchi and not to use wananchi as a bridge for political leaders to get their own benefits.
