Hope for over 9,000 students in Sh20b scholarship projectEducation Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha. An ambitious scholarship programme to benefit 9,000 candidates who sat Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations this year has been launched.The joint venture between the Government and the World Bank dubbed the Secondary Quality Education Project (SEQIP), will complement other ongoing initiatives. The 110 targeted sub-counties are as per the National Government Administrative areas that existed in 2015. Other legible applicants are orphans and vulnerable children, candidates from vulnerable communities in the target sub-counties and candidates from urban centres with informal settlements. The scholarship caters for school fees, transport to and from school, learning materials and school kit for beneficiaries for the four-year education period.

Source: Standard Digital November 29, 2019 21:00 UTC