Ting'ang'a Model Primary School in Kiambu Town, Kenya, is set to receive a new two-storey block with six additional classrooms, funded through the National Government Constituencies Development Fund. According to Kiambu Town Member of Parliament Machua Waithaka, construction is nearing completion, and the new classrooms are expected to ease congestion and provide learners with more spacious facilities for their studies.
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