Bright but needy students in Keiyo South Constituency who are yet to report to school for Form One admission have a reason to smile.
This is after area MP Gideon Kimaiyo announced that he will pay school fees for all learners in the constituency who scored at least 250 marks in the 2023 KCPE and are yet to report to school for lack of school fees.
Earlier, the legislator serving his first term had offered to sponsor learners with 350 marks and above.
But with concerns that some parents were unable to raise school fees, Kimaiyo has now extended the program to those with 250 marks and below.
He has since asked parents to do shopping for their children and report to the schools they were selected to join.
“To the people of Keiyo South Constituency, I made a promise that any child with 350 marks & above will not stay at home. I DELIVERED Now coz of humanity, i pronounce as follows; 1. Any child with 250 marks & above and still at home should report to school by tomorrow Fanyeni Shopping. Your MP will take care of SCHOOL FEES,” the MP said in a statement on Monday.
Further, the MP said other learners who scored below 250 marks should report to day schools.
Free secondary school education in Keiyo South
The constituency already has a program that ensures free education for day secondary schools.
“Any Child with below 250 marks and still at home should report to Day School immediately. DAY SCHOOL in KEIYO SOUTH CONSTITUENCY is FREE,” Kimaiyo said.
Meanwhile, the legislator has warned that parents who are yet to admit their children to form one risk arrest.
The government has been implementing a 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary school.
“By Wednesday any parent found with a child at home will be ARRESTED. Through the office of DCC working with all chiefs, we shall ensure 100% transition to FORM 1,” the legislator said.
As of last week, data from the Ministry of Education’s State Department for Basic Education showed that more than 131,000 learners were yet to join Form One.
The number of learners who were selected to join Form One was 1,394, 444 which comprised 701,066 boys and 693,378 girls.
