The county government of Lamu has issued Sh176 million bursaries to at least 15,000 students. The annual bursary and scholarship allocation has been increased from the initial Sh127 Million to Sh176 million by the county government. Beneficiaries included secondary school, university, college and TVET students. A total of 3,500 university students, 3,250 TVET students,1,478 KCPE top performers and 7,700 secondary students benefited from the Sh.176 Million scholarship. He said the scholarships will also reduce the number of students quitting school due to poverty.

Source: The Star January 10, 2020 18:56 UTC