Over 6,600 Teso North Constituency students on Monday received Ksh75 million worth of bursaries for secondary schools and other institutions.
A total of 200 students studying outside the constituency received Ksh15m with 6000 students within the constituency receiving Ksh35m.
Teso North MP Oku Kaunya said other students who received bursaries in special programs included doctors, lawyers, engineers, and pilots.
The MP said NG-CDF has also sponsored 400 students to study at KMTC Teso Campus and other campuses in outside countries.
Dr. Kaunya said the Teso North NGF-CDF has not dosbursed Ksh30m, which they will use for payment of university students, adding thqr each ach student received Ksh5,000. St Marks ACK Machakusi received Ksh 465,000.
St Monica Chakol Girls with 88 students each received Ksh5,000, St Paul’s Amukura has 22 students from Teso North Constituency.
Teremi Boys from Bungoma County received Ksh220,000. Other schools that benefited from the bursaries’ disbursement included Tamulega, Bishop Eliud Wabukakala, and Chaele Girls, among others.
