Mps urge school heads to retain students in schools

By Warukira Mwangi

HUMANITARIAN AID

Humanatarian

Kajiado South MP Sakimba Parashina and his Baringo North counterpart Joseph Makilap condemned the habit saying it must stop.

“National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) bursary cheques will be disbursed to your respective schools, so it doesn’t make any sense again sending the needy children home for fees” Parashina said.

Addressing school principals in Loitoktok, Parashina said his office is set to release bursaries for the needy students hence no need for them to be kept at home.

“Personally, I will go to any length including meeting the President and Ministry of Education officials to support most schools in my region but I am also urging those parents who are able to invest in their Makilap on his side urged school heads to retain needy children especially those affected by frequent banditry attacks, in school.

He appeals to chiefs and teachers to assist him get the list of children whose parents may have been killed, injured or displaced by bandits, “so we can prioritize their names in the NG-CDF bursary kitty” he said.

He was speaking while gracing Annual General Meeting (AGM) cum launch of strategic plan at Kipcherere Mixed High School on April 6.

He further called upon school heads to ensure conducive and attrac- tive school environment to enhance enrollment, pointing that poor environment has led many parents to take their children outside Kajiado County to neighbouring counties such as Nairobi and Makueni.

Parashina further urged heads to consider improving schools’ learning environment to enhance retention of learners in schools

He said some parents were already withdrawing their children from some poorly-structured Kajiado schools and taking to well-vanished schools in the neighboring Nairobi and Machakos counties.