More than 2000 university students from Bobasi Constituency have benefitted from NG-CDF this year.
Addressing beneficiaries and their parents at Borangi PAG Primary School On Thursday March 29, area MP Innocent Obiri thanked his committee for the diligence they showed during the scrutiny of all applications to award the deserving cases.
“It is an exercise that needs patience and integrity to accomplish and I thank this team for their selfless effort to discharge this demanding duty to the public,” he said.
The MP said his office has released more than KSh58 million to benefit students from poor homes to continue with their secondary and university education.
He asked those who did not benefit this round to be patient as their time will reach in the next financial allocations.
Saying that education is very important for the progress of any family, Obiri asked parents to invest in the education of their children if they want to live enjoyable life.
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He said that his office had agreed to work hand in hand with the MCA’s from the constituency to work as a team for the sake of development.
“We are going to unite and forge way forward to support education development in this region,” he said.
The issuance of Education Bursary Fund cheques comes one week after University students from Maseno and Kisii who come from Bobasi Constituency gave the MP a notice of one week to release the funds or take him to court.
The occasion was attended by all MCAs from the constituency and Kisii County KUPPET Chairman Laban Ouko.
“We are wondering if there are enough classrooms to accommodate this calibre of learners if they will remain in primary school,” he wondered.
The chairman further asked the Government to clarify if these pupils will be domiciled in secondary school, and if so, it should to start train teachers who will handle them.
He advised Ministry of Education (MoE) to avoid keeping teachers in darkness until the last minute when they call them for hurried education policies implementation.
By Enock Okong’o
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