MWE Correspondent
The government has begun implementing a new ward secondary school project in Kimnyaki, Arumeru District, Arusha Region, at a cost of TZS 584.2 million, aimed at expanding access to secondary education and reducing overcrowding in neighbouring schools.
The project, funded through the Secondary Education Quality Improvement Programme (SEQUIP), is being implemented under the Sixth Phase Government led by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
Speaking during an inspection visit by the Arusha Regional Commissioner’s Office Monitoring and Evaluation Team on November 2, 2026, the project’s reception committee chairman, who is also the Headteacher of Selian Primary School, Deogratius Wiberd Mvati, said construction had reached 60 per cent completion.
He explained that the allocated funds would finance the construction of an administration block, eight classrooms, four laboratories for Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Geography, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) building, as well as students’ toilet facilities.
The project is expected to be completed by the end of November 2026.
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Mvati said the new school would help ease congestion at Kimnyaki, Kiranyi and Mringa secondary schools, which have been serving students from surrounding communities.
He added that the facility would provide additional opportunities for students from four wards, namely Oloirieni, Kiranyi, Saitabau and Kimnyaki, to access secondary education closer to their homes.
The establishment of the school is expected to reduce the distance students travel to attend classes, improve the learning environment and create additional capacity to accommodate growing demand for secondary education in the area.
During the inspection, the Monitoring and Evaluation Team from the Regional Commissioner’s Office advised technical experts, contractors and construction workers to accelerate implementation to ensure the project is completed within the contractual timeframe.
The team also emphasised the need to observe construction standards, procedures and quality requirements to ensure that the completed infrastructure reflects value for the public funds invested.
The inspection forms part of government efforts to monitor development projects, assess implementation progress and ensure that public resources are used effectively.
The Kimnyaki secondary school project is also aligned with the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) election manifesto commitment to expand education infrastructure and the government’s strategy of ensuring every ward has a secondary school.
It further supports Tanzania’s education policy of widening access to basic education through Form Four, helping more children obtain opportunities to continue their studies in a suitable learning environment.
