Over 7,000 students from Kiambu Constituency have received a total of Kes31 million in the bursary as schools reopen this week for the second term.
The funds were disbursed according to the level of need, ranging from Kes3, 000 to Kes8, 000.
According to the Constituency Manager, Aloysius Njoroge, measures were implemented to ensure ease and transparency during the bursary application process.
“We had an elaborate system of identifying needy cases and that’s why we went to the location level so that the Chief, Priest and Pastors are there to help us and the people themselves were protagonists in the whole process in that they would help identify the residents that come from the area which made the whole process easier and quicker,” said Njoroge.
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The bursary beneficiaries included students from primary schools, high schools, tertiary institutions, colleges, and universities.
Students were categorised according to different levels of need, including orphans (partial orphans and complete orphans), poor students, persons with disabilities, and persons living with HIV&AIDS.
Julius Shirove, a parent to one of the beneficiaries, expressed his satisfaction with the allocation and disbursement process, saying that there was no discrimination and that anybody residing in Kiambu Constituency was eligible for the bursary application as long as they met the criteria.
“We were applying for the bursary in one area where all the officials were in place which made it easy for us and the application process fast. So, once you have applied, they would review the forms and send us a message. They have issued the bursaries to a lot of schools, even if the school is in Mombasa or Kisumu, they have no discrimination at all,” said Mr. Julius Shirove.
