Veteran comedian who doubles up as a humanitarian activist Eric Omondi has expressed disappointment after the classroom he built in Kapoo Village Turkana County was demolished by county officials.
In a statement shared on his social media accounts on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Eric said that it was inhuman to demolish the classroom he built for the kids using the funds channelled through the Sisi Kwa Sisi initiative.
The philanthropist, in addition, stated that apart from tearing down the classroom, they also took the uniforms and shoes donated to the kids.
“It is very sad that they demolished the classroom we built for the kids but it’s even worse that watoto walinyanganywa uniform na viatu…Are these people even human?” Eric expressed disappointment.
The classroom was demolished just a day after its completion.
Eric builds classroom
on Monday, January 6, 2024, Omondi expressed his gratitude to everyone who contributed to the initiative after completing building a classroom for local children in just one day.
“We birthed a new school. We built a classroom in one day and bought uniforms, books, and shoes for these little angels. We named the school Teacher Kamaret Primary School after the amazing, selfless teacher who volunteered to teach these children,” he announced.
The activist said his team also provided a stipend to sustain the volunteer teacher for at least two months and pledged to continue supporting the school. However, he acknowledged that more work needs to be done as half of the children don’t have uniforms yet and the classroom needs more work.
“More than half of the children still don’t have uniforms, and the classroom is not 100 per cent complete. By the end of this year, we will have a complete school here with boarding facilities,” he promised.
Harsh learning conditions
The initiative began after Omondi visited the Kapoo area and witnessed the conditions under which the children were learning.
In a video shared on his Instagram account, he highlighted their struggles; sitting barefoot on the ground under the scorching sun, writing in the dirt due to the lack of books and pens, and walking several kilometers to school.
“These young ones learn in this scorching sun barefoot. They are forced to walk several kilometres to access education through this volunteer teacher.
