50 New Buses To Boost Free Quality Education Initiative
To boost government Free Quality Education Initiative ahead of the new school year starting 16th September 2019, the fifty (50) school buses that the government of Sierra Leone procured and landed a few weeks back are to commence operations throughout all district headquarters' towns. The cost of the 50 buses is approximately five million US dollars.
Approximately five million US dollars
To boost government Free Quality Education Initiative ahead of the new school year starting 16th September 2019, the fifty (50) school buses that the government of Sierra Leone procured and landed a few weeks back are to commence operations throughout all district headquarters' towns. The cost of the 50 buses is approximately five million US dollars.
The buses distributed among the main district headquarters' will be managed by special committees within local government councils. The buses are not to be used by teachers or students of private schools. It is exclusively for students attending government schools or schools assisted by the government.
The distribution as follows:
“Kailahun 2, Kenema 5, and Kono 3”
“Bombali 3, Koinadugu 1, Tonkolili 2, and Falaba 1”
“Portloko 2, Karene 1, and Kambia 1”
“Bo 6, Bonthe 1, Moyamba 1, and Pujehun 1”
“Western Area Rural 5, and Western Area Urban 12”
Total 47 buses, remaining 3 as a standby should a need to do a replacement.
“As part of the procurement plan, experts are in the capital of Freetown from China, training drivers of the buses on how to operate them, as all buses have cameras and video recording device.”