President William Ruto has announced Ksh5 million in scholarships to 250 Technical and Vocational College students in Lunga Lunga, Kwale County.

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Speaking during his Coastal tour on May 23, President Ruto awarded the Ksh5m scholarship, which, according to our calculations, implies that each student will get slightly over Ksh20,000.

“I want to sponsor the young people here. Those students of the six-month courses,” stated President Ruto.

Adding, “More than 250 students will come to study here, and I am the one who will pay for them.”

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President Ruto also instructed the LungaLunga Member of Parliament, Mangale Chiforomodo Munga, to additionally add some funds into the Ksh5 million from the Constituency Development Funds (CDF) to sponsor more students.

“I am also instructing your MP, Honourable Chiforomodo (Mangale Munga), to add some money to the scholarship money from the CDF, so that more students can come and study here in Kwale County,” ordered President Ruto.

While speaking in Kwale County, President Ruto stated that he is planning to initiate an affordable housing project and that he wants the youth from Kwale to partake in the menial jobs instead of importing labour from neighbouring counties such as Mombasa.

Moreover, in a bid to promote education in the county, President Ruto also inaugurated Matuga Technical and Vocational College and launched the “Jitume” Digital Hub at Kinango TVC to strengthen digital efficiency, innovation, and technology opportunities for youth across Kwale County.

Other projects launched by President Ruto while on the coastal development tour include the issuance of 33,000 title deeds, with a target of issuance of over 200,000 more in the next six months.

He also launched affordable housing projects in Diani and Matuga to expand home ownership access in the region, a project that he believes will define his presidency.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke