Tuesday 18 September 2018

SH.3 MILLION GOVERNOR'S KITTY Released As Bursary for Needy Students (Photos and Story)

An aerial view photo of the beneficiaries' guardians
when they collected the cheques at Embu Talent Academy.
on the foreground (left, talking on phone) is Education
CEC John Kiamati.
Embu County Governor, H.E. Martin Wambora has pulled yet another first. After having noted with a lot of concern that the Sh81 Million in bursaries priory disbursed through MCAs' offices did not benefit some of the most needy cases, the Governor - driven by his desire to leave an educated younger generation as part of his legacy - offered some additional Sh.3 Million to the same cause.


According to the Minister for Youth Empowerment, Sports and Education Mr. John Kiamati, the money goes out to benefit about 200 students from all Wards in Embu County. One would wonder how Sh.3 million would do what Sh.81 million could not. It all comes down to transparency and accountability; two of Governor Wambora's strengths that have enabled him overcome numerous political battles. Apparently, it had been uncovered that some of those entrusted with the allocation of the larger amount hardly applied due diligence, opting to give bursaries to only those families that had supported them during the campaigns.


In his impartiality, governor Wambora saw to it that those needy students who had been sidelined followed due process in applying afresh for bursary from the Governor's Kitty, whereby each got between sh.8,000 and sh.20,000. Speaking to Raslimali Embu, Mr. Kiamati said that the applications were received directly by the Governor's secretary who then keyed in the details as per the usual need-based bursary process. Accompanied by the department's Chief Officer, Mr. Mbogo Musungu, the education executive elaborated how the Governor appointed a committee to go through the applications and award bursaries accordingly. Although not all applicants were successful, the kitty went a long way in support of the students.


One of the main reasons for the success of this noble endeavor was that the cheques were written to respective schools directly and not to individual students. The IT system used was able to group all students from each and every Ward according to the schools they attended. All what remains is for the parents to collect receipts from the schools. This move minimized any chances of irregularities, so that the process was flawless.


Education Chief Officer, Mr. Mbogo (in bluish tie, holding
documents) helps other officers serve the gratified beneficiaries.

Here below is a link to our previous post on Embu County bursary fund 2018, for your reference: