MURANG’A, Kenya, Jan 5 – Chairperson of parliamentary committee for budget and appropriations Ndindi Nyoro has said monies meant for bursaries under the NG-CDF kitty will be released before students report for first term.
Nyoro on Thursday noted the government is working around the clock to ensure learners who depend on NG-CDF bursaries will not fail to report back for their studies.
He said priority will be given to the portion of the NG-CDF which caters for bursaries saying other monies will be released later.
Nyoro spoke when he hosted 15 legislators at Nyakihai primary school who visited Kiharu constituency to benchmark on various projects and programmes implemented by the local NG-CDF.
He underscored the support NG-CDF is doing in the education sector saying many vulnerable families depend on the bursaries to educate their children.
On the benchmarking visit, Nyoro lauded his counterparts saying the move will spur development across the country through the NG-CDF.
Some of the projects the legislators benchmarked on include masomo bora programme, use of Labour based model in implementing projects and renovation of public schools.
The Kiharu Ng-CDF had adopted a labour based model in doing various projects which has seen all the local public primary schools renovated.
In the renovation, the classrooms were tilled, painted and reroofed with some school compounds getting a facelift through installing cabros and landscaping.
Nyoro praised the Labour based model where the NG-CDF provides funds to schools and locals take up the role of providing Labour explaining the method has curtailed much expenses thus enabling implementation of many projects.
One of the visiting MPs, Alice Ng’ang’a (Thika) said the Masomo bora programme where the NG-CDF provides food to day-secondary schools enabling parents to pay only Sh. 1, 000 per term is commendable.
She promised to implement a similar programme in her constituency observing that the less fortunate families especially from informal settlements have been unable to pay fees for their children.
NG-CDF bursaries to be released before end of next week, Nyoro says
