The County Government of Nakuru has identified and equipped about 80 institutions to be used as Covid-19 isolation centres in case there are multiple infections in the county. Most of those selected are secondary schools across the 11 Sub-counties in Nakuru. This comes even as the Kenya Union of Post primary Education Teachers, KUPPET, raised concern over the use of schools as Covid-19 isolation centres. Molo Sub County has the largest number of facilities at 13.
The number of Covid-19 patients continues to increase in the country even as the government puts up a spirited fight against the deadly disease.
The list below shows the selected facilities; including the available bed capacities:
NAKURU COUNTY COVID-19 ISOLATION FACILITIES PER SUB COUNTY
Private school. The sub-location does not have a public facility
Menengai Ward
Kenya Industrial Training Institute (KITI)
400 beds
Director
Public Facility
Eburu Ward
Shinners Boys High School
300
Director
Private School, the sub- location does not have a public facility.
Nakuru East
Maria Veronica Secondary School
100
Headmistress
Public School
NAKURU WEST SUB COUNTY
COUNTY
SUBCOUNTY
WARD/DIVISION
NAME OF THECENTRE
CAPACITY
NAME – HEADOF THE CENTRE
REMARKS
Nakuru
NakuruWest
London
a) KMTCNAKURU b) Crater ViewSecondary school c) Hill Special School d) Moi Secondary School
500 400 250 500
Tom Ooga Joseph Waweru Lucy Kihato Rosemary Wanjiru
Kapkures
a) Kige PCEA Jitegemee School
400
Sammy Kige
Private school
NAIVASHA SUB COUNTY
SUB COUNTY
WARD/ DIVISION
NAME OF CENTER
CAPACITY
NAME-HEAD OF CENTER
REMARKS
NAIVASHA
MAAI MAHIU
KIAMBOGO HIGH SCHOOL
400 BEDS
MR.DANIEL ROTICH
· -Kitchen has 3 staffs· -Has running water which comes from Sisioni well but is not reliable· -School has five water storage tanks .2 tanks of 10,000L capacity, 2 tanks of 8,000L capacity and 1 tank for 20,000L. They are all used for harvesting rain water.· -School has 3 dormitories.· -Has 15 toilets· -Has 25 bathrooms· -School is approximately 20km from Maimahiu town
MAAI MAHIU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
500 BEDS
MR GEORGE GITAU MBUGUA
· -Kitchen has 8 staffs· -Has running water.· -Source of water is borehole. Its fresh water· -School has two tanks of 20,000 liters each, for harvesting rain water.· -School has 5 dormitories.· -Has 15 toilets· -Has 14 bathrooms· -School is approximately 4km from Maimahiu town
MAAI MAHIU GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
300BEDS
MADAM GRACE WA TUKU
· -Kitchen has 4 staffs· -Has running water.· -Source of water is borehole. Water is salty· -School has three 10,000 liter tanks for harvesting rain water. Currently they are empty· -School has 3 dormitories.· -Has 30 toilets· -Has 36 bathrooms· -School is approximately 4 km from Maimahiu town
NAIVASHA CENTRAL
NAIVASHA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
400 BEDS
MADAM CATHERINE WANDETTO
· Kitchen has 8 staff· There is running water from a school owned borehole. There are also storage tanks.· School has both pit latrines and WCs· There is adequate bathrooms
NAIVASHA BOYS BOARDING PRIMARY SCHOOL
300-350 BEDS
MR. KARIUKI (HEAD TEACHER) MR. GILBERT (DEPUTY HEAD TEACHER)
· Kitchen has 10 staff· The school has running water from a borehole.· There are storage tanks holding upto 10,000 litres of water· The school has about 84 water points· There are 54 toilets, 16 latrines and 17 urinals.· There are 17 bathrooms.
HIGH PEAK JUNIOR ACADEMY
350-400 BEDS
MR. MWANGI
· The school has a borehole with storage tanks with a capacity of holding upto 30,000 litres of water.· The water is treated.· There are 20 pit latrines and about 20 toilets· There are around 20 bathrooms.· There are around 15 staff, both cleaning and kitchen staff.
KONGONI
REV. KITHIRWA AIC SECONDARY SCHOOL
22 BEDS
ANNE WANGOMBE
· Has running water· Has sufficient toilets and bathrooms· Well equipped kitchen.
MOLO SUB COUNTY
COUNTY
SUB COUNTY
WARD/DIVISION
NAME OF CENTRE
CAPACITY
NAME-HEAD OF CENTRE
REMARKS
Nakuru
Molo
Molo Central
– Mary Mount Secondary School
246
Perpetual Chelimo
– Mount St. Mary’s girls Primary
300
Pauline Mbaye
– Molo Academy Boys Secondary school
200
Paul Gachoka
Turi
– Michinda Primary School
90
Hudson Waithaka
– Michinda Secondary School
150
Solomon Mengere
– St. Peters Girls Primary
120
Sister Gathoni
– P.C.E.A Kambala Girls Secondary School
200
Jane Nyathira
Elburgon
– Elburgon Secondary School
95
Karori Joseph Mwendia
– Elburgon Baptist Secondary School
30
Joseph Maina
– St. Clare Secondary School
120
Sister Mukami
– St. Clare Primary School
70
Sister Catherine
Sachangwan
– Rift Valley Adventist Secondary School
70
Elizabeth Thoya
– Molo Academy PrimarySchool
300
Mary Otwoli
KURESOI NORTH
S/NO
SUB-COUNTY
DIVISION/WARD
NAME OF THE CENTRE
CAPACITY
NAME –HEAD OF THE CENTRE
REMARKS
KURESOI NORTH
MAU SUMMIT SECONDARY
75
KONGOI SECONDARY
40
SOTOITO SECONDARY
30
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