• Education chief executive Rose Murunga said the main aim of the scholarship programme is to ensure that in the coming years, Bungoma county will have more doctors, lawyers and other professionals.
Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati has said his scholarship programme will only be successful if the 575 pioneer students do well in the KCSE exam.
"As you are all aware, final exams are set to start this year in March and the success of our future scholarship programme heavily relies on how you will pass the 2021 KCSE exam,” he said.
The governor spoke at Kibabii University in Kanduyi constituency when he met the 575 pioneer beneficiaries of the Wangamati Scholarship Programme.
Wangamati promised to increase the number of beneficiaries in the county from the current 5,000 to more than 8,000.
“Bungoma county performs quite well in the national examinations. In next year's scholarship programme, I am aiming to support a bigger number of needy students to help them achieve their dreams,” the county chief said.
Education chief executive Rose Murunga said the main aim of the scholarship programme is to ensure that in the coming years, Bungoma county will have more doctors, lawyers and other professionals.
“Our core value as a ministry is to make sure we have doctors and lawyers in every village,” she said.
County Public Administration executive Sabwami Keya called on beneficiaries to be good ambassadors of the Wangamati administration and not associate it with politics.
"It’s unfortunate that you find parents recklessly saying that they don't eat scholarships. Pray for this administration because it is not automatic that you get this opportunity," he said.
Sabwami urged residents who have attained 18 years to register as voters during the listing drive, which is set to start soon.
Edited by A.N