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The County Government of Nandi through the Department of Education and Vocational Training has embarked on an exercise to identify this next year’s bursary beneficiaries.

This exercise aims at identifying  bright and needy students  in the County trough public meetings that have already kicked of across the County.

A total of 60 million shillings was allocated for the bursary kitty in the 2018- 2019 financial year where every ward will get 2 million each.

The money distributed through the County bursary fund is meant for learners in University, Colleges,  Vocational Polytechnics, Secondary schools in a ratio of 30:30:30:10. Respectively.

This bursary distribution exercise will be overseen by the County Education Fund Committee  where beneficiaries for the first term next year.
According to Education and Vocational training CECM Valentine Chumo, the exercise is open, fair and transparent since the program targets only needy cases in every village within the county.

Chumo further says that in the spirit of the CBEF act that governs the management of the bursary kitty, her office will exercise due diligence to ensure that  most deserving student’s get the County Government support through the bursaries.

“We undertake  as department to be in the fore-front  in supporting  skill development and  ensure that enrollment of students in schools remains steady as we seek to help our learners  persue their dreams  without being distracted by lack of school fees or status of their homes.” Chumo said.

She further said, We  want to ease the burden of paying school fees to a level where it can be afforded by  every parent through a prudent management of the bursary funds and a fair distribution process.”

The County government of Nandi through the department of education has launched the bursary award scheme for this financial  year. The exercise of Identification of the needy and bright students across the County commenced on Monday 12th  and set to end on Monday 19th . The department has put in place efforts to guarantee free, fair and transparent process.

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Education has for time immemorial proved that it holds the key to a successful community. Many young people in Kenya have been attracted to education in foreign countries. The process of getting such opportunities has not only been tedious, expensive and time-consuming but also exclusive due to the distant access to such information.

It is for this reason the Nandi County’s Department of Education and Vocational Training, Uniserve and Nandi Professionals jointly hosted The Nandi County Education Expo on 27^th and 28^th of July at Kapsabet High School to offer an opportunity to students, youth and parents who needed such information. The event attracted 50 local and international universities.

Deputy Governor Dr. Yulita Mitei during the opening of Nandi County Education Expo

The Expo was officially opened by Deputy Governor Dr. Yulita Mitei who emphasized on county government’s commitment to collaborate with different institutions of higher learning so as to boost the education sector at the county. “We will strive to ensure that we secure global opportunities for our youth through scholarships and partnerships” she said.

The Chairman of the County Assembly’s Education Committee Hon. Kipkirong Rono Mengeech emphasized on the importance of educating the youth. “We need to see that the generation we raise are formed and not developed. Our students should practice what they are taught” he said.

CEC Member in charge of Education and Vocational Training Hon. Baliach present universities for acknowledging Nandi County’s potential in Education. “Your visit to Nandi has seen 3 Students from the County benefit for tuition Scholarships and will be joining Cyprus International University.” He said. The three students are just but a start of many opportunities that Nandi County is set to benefit from.

One of the stands during the expo

The three beneficiaries are Ann Taritai, Joel Cheruiyot and MaryLucy Jebet who will pursue Masters in Business Administration, Undergraduate Degree in Economics and Undergraduate Degree in International Law respectively. The scholarship will cover 100% of their tuition fee.

Chief Officer Education and Vocational Training Mr. Sang appreciated all the stakeholders and assured that the Expo shall be held annually so as to give more beneficiaries a chance.

Uniserve is a leading link between Universities in Kenya and abroad and will follow up on the beneficiaries’ admission letters.

A committee chaired by Deputy Governor Dr. Yulita Mitei that is tasked with the process of aligning the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) with that of the National Government’s Big Four agenda held a meeting to deliberate on the structure that is going to guide and align county’s agenda with the National’s agenda of the Big Four.

The County Government of Nandi is seeking to seize and leverage on this timely opportunity and fit in the national government’s plans as it strives to transform lives through manufacturing, Agriculture, affordable housing and universal healthcare.

The County Government has allocated resources for some of the flagship projects in the Financial Year 2018/2019 so as to ensure timely and smooth impleme ntation

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