𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐍. 𝐊𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐅𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐍. 𝐊𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐅𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒

Leader of Majority and Ahero Ward Representative Hon. Kennedy Ooko has today sought a Statement from the Chairperson Committee on Education, Technical Training, Innovation and Social Services on electronic transfer of bursaries to needy students in the County.

Hon. Ooko observed that several challenges have been witnessed since the introduction of electronic transfer of bursary.

“Even after bursaries have been disbursed, many students are not aware and are occasionally sent home. Some bursars take advantage of this lack of communication and misappropriate these funds without the knowledge of parents and students,” he said.

The Leader of Majority said “the electronic transfer system is shrouded in mystery and is being exploited by unscrupulous individuals to the detriment of needy students”.

He now wants the Education Committee “to consider transitioning to the traditional payment method using cheques which was more transparent” and to consider increasing bursary budgetary alloaction in the next financial year, due to the growing student population including those in junior secondary school.

“The Committee should inform the House what measures it is putting in place to address these gaps as a matter of urgency,” he stated.