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Both the primary school and the secondary school were merged with the approval of Ministry of Education and the two schools became part of Oshwal Academy. The school progressed gradually under the wise leadership of several Oshwal school committees.
To meet the increasing demand for the classrooms, the Board is presently constructing a new school in the Nyali area of Mombasa at a cost of 250 million Kenya shillings (US $ 3.3 million). Construction of the boundary wall was begun on April 28, 1996. The project is to build: primary wing, 34 classrooms, computer, biology, physics and chemistry laboratories, lecture theatre, music center, domestic science, humanities and audio visual workshops, library, multi-purpose hall, a nursery wing, a secondary wing, playing grounds and swimming pool. Approximately 32 million Kenya shillings have already been pledged for various projects by 2003.
Mombasa Oshwal Sports Complex: The young people of the Mombasa Oshwal community were asking for better sports facilities. After a long search to find a suitable place, the site of the old dining hall located in mahajanwadi was selected to build a two-story sports complex. The Oshwal Yuvak Sangh arranged the funding for the complex. The committee members of the OYS worked tirelessly to raise funds. In addition to organizing raffles, they arranged a charity cycle race from Mombasa to Nairobi.
The lots were drawn to select a person to perform the opening ceremony. Jivraj Dharamshi of Meru was the lucky winner. The opening ceremony took place on April 5, 1985. A one-week sports festival was arranged in conjunction with the opening ceremony. People from overseas and East Africa attended the festival. The cultural programs performed during the opening ceremony were so impressive that they were performed again in Nairobi on May 4, 1985 in the presence of Kenya's Vice-President at the time, Mr. Mwai Kibaki.
