Security guards quit over late payments

 
SEVERAL security guards for secondary schools in Kisarawe District, Coast Region have quit their jobs after not receiving their monthly wages this year.

Marumbo Ward Councilor in the district, Mayasa Yange said that all the district secondary schools do not have security guards at the moment following the action.

She said during a recent two-day full council meeting held in Kisarawe town that the guards left their work after the schools failed to pay them their wages. The schools are said to pay the guards after receiving contributions from parents.

However, parents have stopped giving contributions to schools after the government declared that secondary education is free with effect from this academic year.

“There are no guards in all schools after the latter failed to pay the former. Even though the schools are subsidised by the government, the funds are still not enough,” she added.

Another councilor from the district, Abel  Mudo also said that he had recently received a  resignation letter from a security guard in the ward due to failure of payment.

He called on the district to seriously look into the matter and find ways to solve the problem and in the process ensure security and safety in secondary schools.

Kiluvya Ward Councilor, Kitare Aidan said that Makurunge Secondary School  in the ward faces a similar predicament and as a result the school’s property is at risk of being stolen  or vandalised.

The District Executive Director (DED), Mwanamvua Mrindoko, however, told the meeting that the problem could be solved by requesting the government to allow parents to contribute a little to be able to pay the guards.

“This is a guideline and these are community  schools, councilors should meet with the parents and seek a solution by requesting the government to allow contributions from parents,” she noted.

The councilors, however, resolved that the district council should find its own resources to solve the problem and that it should also find funds to ensure that each and every stuidents has a desk during lessons.

Thursday, February 11, 2016