DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 13 -- AS schools reopen countrywide today, the government has assured the public that it is fully prepared to accommodate both new and continuing students, while ensuring that all government schools have received sufficient textbooks.

Preparations include construction of 277 new schools, 2,429 primary school classrooms, 64 classrooms for special needs education, 930 pre-primary classrooms and more than 9,388 pit latrines.

These projects were implemented using over 196.7bn/- allocated during the 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years as part of efforts to improve education infrastructure nationwide.

The government has also printed textbooks for all classes implementing the improved curriculum, supplementary books for cl...