Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has successfully led talks that will now allow the County Government disburse bursary funds to needy students across the 85 wards.
This brings an end to the standoff within the education sector and all the elected MCAs will now receive Sh 3.5 million for disbursement this month with a similar amount to be disbursed again within three months.
Majority leader Peter Imwatok on Tuesday confirmed that the funds will be available for disbursement in phases with every ward set to get 1,400 forms applicable to needy students only.
“ We have agreed with the governor that the bursary funds will be given as passed in the budget and we expect this to be done as soon as possible,” Imwatok told the Tuesday afternoon session.
This means that every ward will get Sh7 million for disbursement that will benefit over 100,000 needy students in Nairobi.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has broken his silence on the failed impeachment motion by Members of the County Assembly (MCAs), which sought to remove
The governor had previously cited the need to end the standoffs over bursaries and ward-based programmes which formed part of the issues raised by MCAs.
In the last three years he has been in office, the county has distributed Sh1.6 billion in bursaries, vis-a-vis the Shs3 billion distributed by previous governors.
At the same time,the Governor has also ordered immediate implementation of all ward-based projects.
Imwatok confirmed that all pending projects in at least 24 wards will be expedited as the county focuses on completing all projects earmarked in the budget.
Nairobi MCAs have previously protested the Controller of Budget’s order stopping governors from issuing bursaries to needy students.
The new truce unlocks the stalemate with the governor scheduled to have an all-members retreat before the end of the month
