Despite N$10 million allocated in 2023 for the renovation of several schools in the Kavango East region, including Gabriel Muhuli Combined School, pupils remain in crumbling and unsafe classrooms. The school, along with Rundu JP, Livuyu JP, Ngone Combined School and Ndama Combined School, were some of the schools marked for renovations last financial year. But the funds stalled in bureaucracy, a situation that has now forced parents to withdraw their children from the school. Shilima says the renovation funds for identified schools were not transferred to the school’s account. “By last year, N$10 million was transferred for the renovation of several schools, including Gabriel Muhuli.