Over 9000 learners within the Malava Constituency have benefited from phase one of the National Government Constituency Fund Allocation (NG-CDF).
KSh 23.67 million has been used to pay for the learners’ bursaries within the constituency schools.
Malava NG-CDF Fund Manager Humphrey Sechero, while disbursing the cheques to principals, confirmed that the total allocation for the development of the constituency was Ksh 198 million.
He stated that 19,000 learners have applied for the bursaries, but 18 0125 have qualified.
Sechero confirmed that 10,700 applicants from secondary schools within Malava qualified for the allocation, 3,700 students from schools outside the constituency applied, and 3,711 from tertiary institutions.
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“Due to the high number of applicants and to balance our distributions to each school, we issue between Ksh. 2000-5,000 per student. We also have a special rate for people with disabilities, which we are still preparing and will be issued in May when we do our second phase allocation,” he said.
He encouraged parents to continue applying for bursaries as they will be assisted in making fee payments.
The manager also urged principals to assist their students in applying for the bursaries by issuing bursary forms on time.
He further called on the local administration to ensure that learners who received bursaries are in school.
The sub-county director of education, Rose Chisumi, hailed the allocation as a big boost to schools’ operations.
This bursary allocation will help schools run smoothly and let us support our learning institutions by paying fees on time, enabling them to offset their debts with suppliers.
She called on the leaders to proactively visit schools, issue bursary forms, and offer the necessary information on CDF bursary allocations.
By Wakhungu Andanje
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