County launches Inua Masomo programme
Murang’a County Government has started the Inua Masomo programme for this year. This program pays school fees for the top ten students in every class at all day secondary schools in the county.
Speaking when he launched the programme at Kiria-ini Girls High School, Governor Irungu Kang’ata said the program will cover term one fees for the top ten students in forms 2,3 and 4 in day schools across the county.
The Governor said that this method will improve the move to high schools and increases academic success in day schools. It transfers the decision-making power for bursaries from the government to the students.
“The top students will be picked each term consequently encouraging competition amongst students every term,” he said.
According to Kang’ata the program fosters transparency in the bursary issuing process and also strengthens the local economy by retaining the education funds within the county.
The Inua Masomo initiative helps over 7,000 students stay in school every term by covering their fees completely. It recruits new beneficiaries regularly to support this goal. Moreover, the program seeks to make education accessible by supporting vulnerable students while at the same time encouraging competition by rewarding top performers.
Furthermore, the county will continue to give bursaries to boarding school students who were beneficiaries under the Nyota Zetu program, started by the previous governor, Mwangi wa Iria.
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