By Virginia Njovo
Masvingo City Council is expecting to complete two classroom blocks at Rujeko Secondary School in Ward 7. The two classroom blocks were initially budgeted for in 2024 under Devolution Funds but could not be completed due to inflation and other economic factors, though they are now 85% complete.
Council has since included the two classroom blocks in the 2025 budget proposal presented by finance committee chairperson Benard Muchokwa and the construction is expected to be complete before end of next year.
“Rujeko Secondary remaining two blocks are under construction with actual expenditure of ZWG 144,541.05 from devolution funds. Council was supposed to get ZWG 370 556 200 under devolution funds but only received ZWG 162 804.49 which resulted in many projects being left unfinished,” said Muchokwa.
Completion of Rujeko Secondary School is expected to go ease congestion at the few available secondaries schools in the city namely Mucheke High, Ndarama, Masvingo Christian and Victoria High.
However, the establishment of Rujeko Secondary did not completely solve the challenge as the schools are still overwhelmed with pupils seeking Form 1 places.
Rujeko Secondary School opened door to its pioneers on February 14, 2022 with two intakes, with a total enrolment of 360 pupils for Form One and Two classes.
