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Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma has launched a Sh130 million scholarship that will see beneficiaries learn table manners.
The scholarship targets 280 needy students who scored more than 350 marks in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).
Ranguma claimed that it is sad that most students lack proper table manners.
“Instead of holding a fork on the left hand, some of the children were holding forks as if they were holding spears ready to attack an animal,” said Ranguma, adding that, “This scholarship will make some of you become ambassadors or protocol officers. An ambassador must be well versed with etiquette and we have to teach you some of these things early in life. You should not get in a situation where you are at the table and cannot differentiate between a water and wine glass.”
Last year, when the project kicked off, the county government sponsored 230 students.
The Nairobian learnt that during the one-week mentorship programme, beneficiaries meet and dine with the ‘high and mighty’ as they are enlightened on social aspects of life.
Ranguma said he plans on convincing the County Assembly to allocate more funds for the project.
