Government Woos Nyandarua Residents With Major School Projects as Miano, Ogamba Promise More Development

Kenya, 25 May 2026 - The Kenya Kwanza administration has stepped up its education infrastructure campaign in Nyandarua County after Rebecca Miano and Julius Ogamba unveiled a raft of multi-million-shilling projects for Nyandarua High School in what residents described as a significant government push to modernise public learning institutions and strengthen grassroots support.

Speaking during the school’s 2026 Education Day celebrations, the two Cabinet Secretaries announced a broad package of interventions targeting infrastructure, digital learning and transport systems aimed at transforming the institution into a model education centre.

Among the projects unveiled are construction of a new administration block, a girls’ ablution block, tarmacking of the 800-metre access road leading to the school, erection of a perimeter fence and delivery of 100 computers to boost digital learning.

The Government also pledged to partner with the school’s alumni association to acquire a Scania school bus to ease transport challenges facing students and the institution.

In addition, CS Miano committed herself to supporting construction of a bus shed requested by members of the local community.

The announcements reflect the Government’s broader strategy of using education infrastructure both as a social investment and as a visible marker of development amid growing public pressure to improve learning conditions in rural schools.

Addressing parents, teachers and students during the colourful ceremony, Miano said the Government was determined to ensure schools in Nyandarua receive adequate support to compete with top institutions across the country.

“We are investing in education because it is the greatest equaliser in society,” she said.

“The projects we have announced today will improve the learning environment for our children and uplift this community.”

She added: “Nyandarua deserves quality infrastructure and opportunities for its young people. We have listened to the concerns raised by the school and the community, and we are responding through practical development.”

The Cabinet Secretary further urged residents to continue working closely with the Government, saying more development projects would follow through continued partnership and cooperation.

“Support the government and work closely with us because development comes where there is partnership and cooperation,” Miano told residents amid applause from the crowd.

“More goodies are coming to Nyandarua.”

But beyond infrastructure promises, it was Miano’s reflective and motivational address to students that resonated strongly with many attendees.

“I am delighted to join you today as a Kenyan who once sat in a similar place as these young men and women sit today,” she told the audience.

“That alone tells you that you too can become a Cabinet Secretary.”

Describing Nyandarua High School as uniquely positioned within Kenya’s education system, Miano praised its status as the country’s only mixed national secondary school.

“This school holds a singular distinction,” she said. “It is the only mixed national secondary school in the entire country. The world outside these gates is not divided by gender. It is a shared space of collaboration, competition and mutual respect.”

Drawing from her personal and professional journey, she urged students to embrace humility, discipline and balance as essential pillars of success.

“Success is not a single thunderclap,” she said. “It is the accumulation of small, daily choices.”

She described humility as “the quiet willingness to say, ‘I do not yet know,’” while discipline, she noted, was “the refusal to bargain with your own standards.”