Tana River Governor Maj (Rtd) Dhadho Godhana has toured Ngao Girls senior school recently devastated by a fire incident that destroyed dormitories.
The visit was aimed at encouraging both students and staff while contributing to the school’s recovery efforts.
Governor Godhana during his tour delivered high quality mattresses, blankets, bedsheets, bathing soaps, sanitary towels, plastic buckets and other supplies to the school administration.
The donated items were formally handed over to the school administration and received by the principal Josephine Njeri, who expressed her appreciation for the timely support and thoughtful gesture.
Godhana commended the school fraternity and residents of Ngao area for their swift action, which played a critical role in containing the fire that luckily did not result in fatalities.
“This donation today is part of our immediate response to provide relief but it is not the end of our support towards the school,” he said.
The county boss said he is committed to ensuring that the school in Tana Delta sub county receives timely assistance to help it recover quickly and resume learning.
He delivered a message of encouragement urging the students of Ngao Girls Secondary School to remain strong and focused on their education despite the recent fire incident.
Godhana who was accompanied by the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Education Abass Kunyo emphasised the devolved government’s unwavering commitment to supporting communities impacted by disasters.
“Education is important and that is why as a devolved unit we are out to ensure that Ngao Girls receive immediate support so that teaching and learning continue without disruption,” he said.
During the visit, Governor Godhana repeated his earlier call to politicians not to politicize the school fire disaster.
“When such a tragedy like fire occurs, let us come together and seek solutions as a way forward and not engage in blame games. They don’t help anybody,” he said.
He said the devolved government is committed to disaster preparedness, rapid response, and the protection of essential institutions across the county.
Governor Godhana urged school authorities to remain vigilant and adopt basic fire prevention measures to protect lives and school facilities.
He said he launched a County Fire Task Force in 2025 to tackle all issues related with fire and urged officers responsible, institutions and the general public to abide by its findings as preventive measures.
“Let us stop cheap politics and blame games when a disaster befalls us. Let us also strictly adhere to the recommendations of that task force report which is available in all our ward administrative centers,” he said.
Area County Commissioner (CC) Joseph Mwangi said a comprehensive assessment of the damage caused by the inferno is ongoing as authorities determine the full extent of the loss.
CC Mwangi said several students sustained minor injuries during the fire incident that he said luckily caused no severe injuries or fatalities.
Ngao Girls Principal Josephine Njeri expressed profound appreciation to the county government and the Governor for the timely response.
“We are grateful to the Governor and his administration for coming to our aid at a time when our school faced a fire tragedy. This support will help us restore learning conditions for our students and bring hope back to our school,” she said.
Njeri said the fire outbreak last week did not destroy key school buildings and valuable properties but briefly disrupted learning activities.
By Hussein Abdullahi
