Governor James Orengo has launched a Sh.75 million bursary scheme in honour of the late Professor George Magoha.
The Siaya governor stated that, besides being a great son of Siaya county, Prof. Magoha served Kenya well in many capacities in and out of the country.
“As we launch this bursary scheme, we do so in honour and appreciation of a great son of Siaya” governor Orengo stated.
In addition, Orengo urged Kenyans to continue working hard in their respective fields in honour of the late professor who left a mark as a no- nonsense cabinet secretary for education, where he is credited with bringing sanity to the country’s national examinations.
Moreover, the Siaya governor while commenting on bursaries appealed to the ward administrators and other officials involved in selection of learners set to benefit from bursaries to be transparent and uphold integrity in the process.
Governor Orengo further added that to determine legitimacy of those selected to benefit from the bursary, he plans to visit every ward in the county to ensure only those who are truly needy are awarded.
Likewise, the governor called for accountability in awarding the bursaries by having the final lists of beneficiaries from every ward being countersigned by the respective MCA.
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According to him, this will boost public confidence in the scheme as it will ensure no deserving individual is left out.
Nonetheless, 10,000 students from across Siaya County are set to benefit from the county education bursary fund which will disburse 75 million shillings towards supporting their education.
Governor Orengo noted that the disbursed amount may not be enough but also expressed optimism that his administration intends to increase the amount significantly in the next financial year.
“We are going to make sure that as many people as possible benefit as 80 per cent of our learners are in day secondary schools and that is one of the areas we shall focus on more as well as the TVETS and other institutions,” said the Siaya governor.
