Poor learners in Rongai, Nakuru get Form One boost with Sh5 5m bursaries

At least 163 poor but bright students joining Form One from Rongai constituency have all reason to smile after they received one year bursaries worth Sh5.5million. The beneficiaries drawn from five wards of Soin, Mosop, Visoi, Menegai West and Solai who got Sh53,544 each, covering a year’s school fees in national schools while those joining day schools received Sh12,000.

The beneficiaries were selected by members of the community who identified the needy cases unlike in the past when the CDF office was involved in picking the beneficiaries. Area MP Paul Chebor said the bursary kitty was the highest in the constituency. Mr Chebor said that at least 20 university students who had dropped out of college due to lack of fees have gone back to college after the kitty cleared their arrears.