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Ministry officials, not politicians, should take charge of bursary funds

Parents during the launch of the National Government Constituency Development Fund Day School Bursary programme.[Kipsang Joseph, Standard ]

The dust has now settled on Form One admissions. We should, however, revisit the issue of bursaries awarded to children from disadvantaged families.

This remains an eyesore to our national psyche, yet we are witnesses, directly or in-directly, to how those in authorities are using public funds in the name of bursary to fleece the less fortunate.

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