The statement was made by MP Ndindi Nyoro at the annual Kiharu Masomo Bora program launch, which includes students in grades 10 and forms three and four.
Since its launch three years ago, the Kiharu Masomo Bora program has helped many local parents and students who had trouble paying their tuition.
This year, the fees for almost 12,000 senior day school students in the Kiharu constituency would only be Sh500 each term.
The statement was made by MP Ndindi Nyoro at the annual Kiharu Masomo Bora program launch, which includes students in grades 10 and forms three and four.
As part of the initiative, students will continue to get free lunches every Monday through Sunday, including chapatis on the final Friday of each month.
Additionally, the day secondary schools will receive Sh10 million in revising materials from the NGCDF kitty.
To ensure that parents are not asked to contribute, an additional Sh50,000 will be given to fund extracurricular activities.
The MP further declared that Sh50 million has been set aside by his NGCDF to build libraries and labs and improve school performance.
This is despite a motivational program that sends a group of top-performing educators to Dubai and Mombasa.
“Best performing teachers per subject will go to Mombasa for a week. Principals of the best performing and most improved schools per ward will also go to Dubai for a week,” he said, adding that those who have been to the country can choose Malaysia or another country.
Furthermore, the cost of corrective actions in the region has been limited at Sh1,000 every term.
Students from other constituencies who have family in Kiharu are welcome to enroll in local day schools, according to the MP. “There will be no additional fees in our day schools.” We carry out the initiative because we are confident that the nation can offer free education.
Since education is the only way for a country to advance, he urged the government to implement policies that would make education available to students from all backgrounds.
He suggests that the government create a kitty by taking Sh10 billion from the NGCDF kitty, another Sh10 billion from the fair share of county governments, and another Sh10 billion from the national government’s budget.
“Sh30 billion is enough to provide free basic education to all Kenyans, including a feeding programme”.
He stated, “We must stop making education a campaign tool,” to parents at Maragi Primary School.
Since its launch three years ago, the Kiharu Masomo Bora program has helped many local parents and students who had trouble paying their tuition.
