County in novel initiative to recognize best school bursars

By Peter Otuoro

Muranga County Director of Education Anne Kiilu has said the county will award the best three bursars in the county during the Murang’a County Education Day.

Addressing over 400 secondary school bursars at Kunste Hotel in Nakuru City during a four-day Murang’a County Bursars training workshop organized by KESSHA, Kiilu said the roles played by financial officers in secondary schools was gigantic and deserve appreciation.

Kiilu said for many years, school bursars have been seen as subordinate yet they are the engine of all operations and activities within the school and during school trips for co-curricular activities such as sports and music festivals.

“We recognize your work and appreciate the services that you have been rendering in our secondary schools,” said Kiilu.

She urged the bursars to maintain high integrity and professionalism in the process of conducting their duties to ensure they spearhead the smooth running of schools.

She also used the opportunity to urge school bursars to invest in property for economic prosperity.

“Buy land and construct good houses that you can rent out,” Kiilu said.

The Murang’a County bursars were being trained on the implementation of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).

The event was attended by school auditors both at national and county levels together with Murang’a County KESSHA officials.