The Mandera County government has set aside 460 million for the second phase of bursary allocation to at least 37,015 learners across 61 public secondary schools in the region.

Governor Mohamed Adan Khalif stressed on the government’s commitment to empowering youth who were critical in contributing to the development and prosperity of the county but urged beneficiaries to take their education seriously.

He assured that no student would be sent home for lack of school fees, as the government has intervened to address the issue. Issack Abdullahi, Principal of Mandera Teachers Training Institute, acknowledged that the funds come at a crucial time of economic hardship and financial constraints faced by parents in Mandera County.

He encouraged students benefiting from the county government’s bursary to consider joining teaching programmes as a way to contribute to addressing the shortage of teachers in the county. Mandera County is currently grappling with a shortage of teachers, requiring 527 secondary teache
rs and 682 primary teachers to meet educational needs adequately.

Source: Kenya News Agency