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Needy learners on the brink over empty NG-CDF bursary coffers

Treasury CS Njuguna Ndungu. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Learners from poor families who depend on bursaries to pay fees are at risk of dropping out of school due to the current delay by the National Treasury to disburse National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) funds.

Members of Parliament, who are the patrons of NG-CDF boards, claim their hands are tied and admit that the future of thousands of learners who depend on bursaries is uncertain.

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