Nakuru residents: Unfair bursary allocation is hurting education
Governor Susan Kihika and Deputy Governor David Kones holding a cheque during the launch of the county bursary at Nyayo Gardens on January 16, 2024.
Dear Nakuru leaders,
I hope you are all well.
Mtaa Wangu spent the last two days looking at issues that affect the education sector in Nakuru.
Some the issues included how students are forced to co-exist with members of criminal gangs who extend illegal activities to Nakuru’s public schools.
We also looked at students who against all odds managed to overcome the worst socio economic conditions to emerge top in their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams.
We also got to feature a needy student who had excelled in their exams, but desperately needed financial assistance to be able to join form 1.
These were just a few of the issues we looked into, as always we returned the question back to our audience and we got to ask them what is the major issue surrounding education in Nakuru.
We put up a poll on X (Formerly Twitter) and on our WhatsApp group where the audience had four choices to choose from.
These included, poor infrastructure, unfair bursary allocation, insecurity of schools in the slum areas and debt from suppliers.
On our WhatsApp, most people voted for the unfair bursary allocation as being the issue that needed the most attention.
On X this was also the case, as 42℅ of the total votes cast thought that unfair bursary allocation indeed was the main issue crippling the education sector in Nakuru.
On the comment section one X user was spoilt for choice and commented saying "hakuna option ya all the above?" Implying that, all the issues raised are serious and should be given an ear.
The issue of bursaries seems to be a thorn in the flesh of most residents.
For many people especially those going through tough economic times getting bursaries seems to be somewhat of a lifeline for them and a huge determinant in their pursuit for education.
Therefore, the matter of unfair allocation of bursaries is one that should be looked at as a matter of urgency.
Yours Sincerely
Bret Sanya.