Majengo informal settlement residents in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, have benefitted from a state-of-the-art library that is expected to cater to the learning needs of children in the area courtesy of AMG realtor’s foundation.
Speaking during the official launch on Tuesday, Laikipia Governor Joshua Irungu noted that the library will promote education in the informal settlement since children lack opportunity due to the inaccessibility of facilities stocked with learning materials in the community.
’The facility is built at the heart of the informal settlement and will serve as an opportunity for the children here since they are the majority who lack such chances to learn,” said Irungu.
The county boss revealed that the facility was stocked with more than 5,000 books and 30 computers to hone information technology skills and cultivate the culture of learning in the Majengo area.
Irungu added that the facility was equipped with all sorts of books, including the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) syllabus, targeting to ensure learners don’t miss the opportunity despite economic hardship from their families hindering them from purchasing such books.
‘’Children from informal settlements are mostly left, and when we see AGM Foundation investing in library services with all sorts of books and in line with the modern curriculum of CBC, we are thankful. Our children whose parents couldn’t have afforded to get them will have a chance,” said the county boss.
He encouraged the pupils to take advantage of the library, especially now that they are on holiday.
AMG Realtors Chairman Andrew Muthee highlighted that education was the way to addressing poverty in the informal settlement.
’With the little profit we get, we scrutinise some of the projects we can do within the community aimed at ensuring we secure their future. We found out that to empower them to be able to buy lands in the next 20 years, education was the solution,” said the AMG chairman.
He revealed the modern facility, which is solar powered and has a 200-sitter capacity to enable many learners to access their free services.
At the same time, the chairman, who is also the founder of the AGM realtors, pointed out that the facility was part of giving back to the community for their patronage in supporting their land-buying venture.
Muthee urged parents to teach their children the act of kindness, not only expecting to receive.
Agness Waruguru, one of the AMG realtors’ directors and spouse to Muthee, revealed that the idea of constructing the facility was inspired by their parents, who were teachers.
AMG Realtors, which deals in the buying and selling of land in and outside the country, has been in existence for more than 12 years.
By Muturi Mwangi
