Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has offered to sponsor a girl who is living with disability to pursue her Junior secondary school education in Turkana.
Christine Ekusi,14, sat her KPSEA examination at Katapakori Primary School in Turkana Central but failed to join Junior secondary because of her condition and financial shortcomings.
The physically challenged girl was called to Comboni Catholic Mission School situated about 30km away from her village.
She failed to join because she was unable to walk the long distance and her poor parents could not afford to pay for her fees and other school requirements.
Ekusi lost a leg years back and uses metallic crutches to go to school which she said hurt and makes her uncomfortable.
"As a family, we are sponsoring Christine Ekusi who had a lot of challenges going to school. She’s not able to walk to school and she was even dropping out of school but as a family, my wife took the responsivity and ensured that Ekusi gets back to school for her studies in a boarding school,” Koskei said.
He said after the visit, Ekusi joined Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School in Lodwar on Saturday.
The Head of Public Service said his family has also adopted ten other children who they will sponsor until they complete their education.
He said that the girl child is disadvantaged in Turkana because they are not taken to school and are valued as an asset when married off.
"The best inheritance a parent can give a child is education because it equalises and it opens doors. It also uplifts the standards of the community they come from," he said.
Koskei urged the parents to release the children to go school before the government starts to enforce it.
