The Lamu County Government has decided to withhold bursaries from 700 students who did not receive a "C" on their previous exam.
To support Form 2 to Form 4 students' education, Lamu Governor Issa Timamy announced that 17 schools would receive Ksh. 20 million in bursaries. She also stated that underperforming students will be given another chance when they show improvement.
"We should remember that this money for scholarship is public funds and it's not fair to fund someone's education and they attain a grade E and others don't do the exams," said the governor.
"Those who have not attained grade' C plain' have been notified that they will not receive the bursary."
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Timamy says the decision is made to ensure county funds are used wisely and to boost the number of county-resident students admitted to universities.
The county severely lacks skilled labor, according to Deputy Governor Raphael Munyua.
"For instance, we are looking for teachers to teach in our schools, but there is a shortage of teachers in Lamu. He said that it has forced us to bring teachers from other areas, including Nairobi, Kisii, and Central," he said.
"If this scholarship program produced quality we could have gotten teachers from Lamu who have benefitted from the program."
The Governor mentioned that those who failed to attain the aforementioned grade should work hard, and when they attain the 'C grade', they will be returned to the program.
"Those who didn't perform well at the end of form one should work hard when they attain the C grade; the scholarship will be reinstated," he said.
