Keiyo South MP Gideon Kimaiyo has come to the rescue of a student whose mother took two goats as school fees to secure her Form 1 admission.
The mother from a humble background had feared her daughter would miss the opportunity to join Queen of Peace Secondary School in Marakwet East.
On Wednesday, Kimaiyo announced that he will sponsor the girl for the four years in secondary school.
"Though the girl doesn't come from my constituency, I was touched by the story. Today, I walked to the principal and paid school fees. I will sponsor the girl for four years. Her mother should be given back her goats,” said.
A picture of the girl and her mother captured along with the two goats was shared widely on social media.
The image was captioned: "This mother took the only two remaining goats to school to secure admission for her daughter at Queen of Peace Secondary School in Marakwet East.”
The Ministry of Education data shows that over 130,000 boys and girls from across Kenya are yet to transition from primary to secondary school as at January 26.
The report shows that while children have reported to either secondary school or joined tertiary institutions, 131,854 learners who sat the 2023 KCPE were yet to do so.
The ministry placed 1.39 million children in secondary schools representing a transition rate of 91 per cent.
Of the total admitted, the ministry indicated that 642,396 were boys while 625,798 were girls.
Kakamega, Lamu, Marsabit, Mombasa and Turkana counties had the highest transition rate at 99 per cent.
