Koforidua Technical School (KOTECH) at Koforidua in the
Eastern Region of Ghana has is experiencing severe water shortage.
It was learnt that over 1000 students of the school have had
no water flowing through their taps for the past two weeks, as the only borehole in the school is
out of service.
Some students who spoke to Citi News indicated that they struggle daily to find water
outside the school for domestic activities.
“It is very painful and disheartening as friends
turn into enemies because of water, we even fight ourselves outside the school when we all
rush for water,” a student stated.
A usual sight in the school each morning is of droves of students moving to and fro the school
with buckets.
Some students wake up as early as 3 am to search for water outside the school.
“I can’t even remember the last time I took my
bath, I, believe is over a week now since water
touched my body,” one student said.
Some others have also threatened to go home if
the situation persists. The lamented that they
had spent all their money on sachet water
By: Neil Nii Amatey Kanarku/citifmonline/Ghana
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