Bursary for Murang’a orphans

 The Mountain Journal

Murang’a County Government has allocated Sh1.4 million to support education of orphaned children.

 Governor Irungu Kang’ata said he has been touched by the plight of the 145 orphaned children allocated the resources.

The Sh10,000  to each will support  enrolling in form one this year.

 Speaking when he disbursed the allocation in a function attended by MCAs Charles Machigo(Township) and Mwangi Mpesa (Nginda), Kang’ata said his administration is interested in the future of Murang’a children.

“Next year there will be more children in the Murang’a County Government  education intervention programe,” said the governor.

During the function,  Kang’ata disclosed that in two week’s time Uji programme for ECDE learners  will be launched,  in efforts to provide for the little children.

“In every school, one parent will be engaged to prepare the uji for the learners and ensure its safety,” said the governor.

 On Kang’ata Care, three families received   compensation of their departed relatives  each Sh100,000.

 The county chief said next year,  the health care programme with 21,000 households will  get more allocation of resources  to recruit more people.

“ We are in talks  with the county assembly  to  allocate more funds in  the Kang’ata care to reach more deserving cases,” said the governor who was accompanied by his health executive Dr Fredrick Mbugua.

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