The Nairobi County Assembly has raised queries over Sh297.5 million bursary funds that were allegedly used to pay garbage collection contractors and lawyers. To meet the governor’s bursary scholarship Sh107 million has been proposed in this Financial Year. Bursary scandals are not new at City Hall as MCAs and the Executive have been at loggerheads over the issue. In June 2018, it was revealed that Sh297.5 million worth of bursary funds were erroneously sent to a bank account belonging to the University of Maryland, Australia baffling the MCAs. In April 2019, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko launched the electronic transfer of bursary funds directly to schools to curb corruption.

Source: The Star September 28, 2020 11:13 UTC