Kanduyi member of parliament,John Makali has unveiled NG-CDF kitty bursaries fund worth Kshs 52.4 million to cater for the needy students from across eight county assembly wards located within Kanduyi Constituency in Bungoma County.
While addressing the Press at St Peter’s Sang’alo Secondary School during the official launch of the third cohort of bursaries this Financial Year ,MP Makali said that each ward has a total of 850 student beneficiaries whereby 500 are from Day Secondary and 100 For Boarding schools plus 250 who are from tertiary institutions like Colleges and Universities to cater for their Tuition Fees.
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“ Day Scholars will receive a bursary worth Kshs 5,000 , Kshs 8,000 for boarding schools hence those in Institutions of Higher Learning getting a total of Kshs 10,000,” said Makali.
According to Makali the vetting process was an open process which was conducted by various Stakeholders in the community including teachers and chiefs to ensure that no deserving learner is left out of the programme.
The legislature also called upon parents to chip in since the funds can never be enough to cater for every students or schools needs so as to Improve the quality of Education.
By Achola Bulimo Mathews
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