Nine students were on Wednesday evening rushed to hospital in Kisumu County after heavy rains in the region resulted in a storm that caused massive destruction at the learning institution.
The incident happened at St Aloys Mayenya in Kisumu East Sub county following the heavy rains that blew away their classroom roofs.
It is not just the classrooms which were gutted, teachers offices and the staffroom were equally damaged as well.
School principal Judith Atieno while confirming the incident however revealed that the students who sustained minor injuries had already been discharged from the hospital.
She however added that some of their students were left in shock following the incident.
The principal expressed fears over immediate resumption of learning following the destruction witnessed and called upon the local community and the government to step in and help them rebuild the infrastructure to enable quick resumption of learning.
The management together with the local community also asked the government to move with speed with the renovation works since the affected classes were part of the infrastructure set to be used by candidates who are set to sit for the upcoming national examinations.
Heavy rains were yesterday reported in many parts of the Nyanza region which subsequently left a trail of destruction, leaving many residents counting losses.
The Kenya Meteorological Department had this week warned of the onset of heavy rainfall projected to be experienced across the nation. The weatherman noted the rains would be accompanied by thunderstorms.
The incident comes in the wake of recent safety concerns of students in schools after a rise in calamity cases.
The latest of such, is the Endarasha inferno incident that claimed the lives of over 21 students and left several others injured.
Such unrests have prompted education stakeholders to ask the government to enhance safety procedures across Kenyan schools.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba directed all education officers at the regional levels to ensure compliance with the Ministry's safety policy to assure the wellbeing of students in schools.
A report from the Auditor General painted a sad picture of the lack of emergency and safety response mechanisms within schools and in particular the boarding institutions.
