Kwa Reuben Primary School

Better known locally as Ruben Primary, and listed by the county as A.E.F. Reuben Primary, this public school stands inside the Ruben Centre complex in Mukuru Kwa Reuben. It is sponsored by the Christian Brothers (Edmund Rice) and is the only public school in that part of Mukuru, so classes are large: the centre reports around 2,700 children taught by a mix of government and project-funded teachers. Learners from nursery upwards follow the national curriculum and receive two free meals a day, porridge for the youngest and lunch for all. The school has its own library and an active co-curricular programme that takes in gymnastics, dance, drama, scouts, a young farmers club and an environment club. NG-CDF funds have paid for a school bus and sewer works.