You'll Wait Longer For Bursary Disbursement, MP Urges Principals

BY Wakhungu Andaje

Bursary allocation for the learners from Malava constituency will not be disbursed in the near future due to lack of funds.

Parents and teachers have been asked to sit tight and await as the newly elected Mp David Ndakwa consults and seeks clarity from the national government constituency fund (NG-CDF) board on how they can allocate some more funds to cater for the constituency bursary.

Out of the set aside Ksh50Million set towards bursaries from secondary tertiary and university levels it only Ksh 3.7Million worth of cash which is currently available.

Giving an address on the state of affairs at the Malava CDF office, Mp David Ndakwa expressed dismay on how the CDF office led by the outgoing fund manager redirected the monies meant for bursaries to complete other projects initiated by the late Mp Malulu Injendi with many of the incomplete and ongoing projects having been fully paid by the CDF office.

I want to take this opportunity and ask the people of Malava to bear with us over the delayed bursary allocation as I have just come to learn that the kitty was indeed empty with funds meant to cater for learning of our children having been redirected to other projects which were initially started by the late Mp and this has brought confusion in the CDF office but already I have reached out to the (NG-CDF) board explaining the true scenario on the ground and why they should consider allocating fresh funds for bursaries.

He said it was wrong for the office to opt to fully pay for projects being constructed within schools and of which the learner was to utilize the infrastructure and fail to pay for bursary to allow them access the same facilities in their schools.

“Since the death of the Mp which took place one and half years, the Malava office in conjunction with the board has been running projects within and it is sad that the fund manager decided to fully pay even incomplete, un-commissioned and poor workmanship projects within and brushed aside bursary and this has led to this delay” he noted.

He said the remaining funds which has delayed to be disbursed will be used to pay for the bursary applicants and assured the residents that his (2026/27) financial year allocation he will set aside 40% to cater of bursaries.

The bursary funds from the treasury comes in bits and sometimes delays and this will also affect our bursary allocation but I’m requesting the treasury through the (NG-CDF) board to give Malava priority it deserves.

“Since I assumed office I have not been able to get the accurate financial report on the status of the constituency from the outgoing fund manager and it is only through the incoming that has shared with me the same and that is when I learnt of the financial discrepancies,” he observed.

He said education remained his key commitment to the people of Malava and promised that no child will drop out of school due to lack of school fees as long as he was the Mp as he will continue to push for accountability, transparency and support for education for all.

Malava Mp David Ndakwa gives a report on the financial status of the Malava NG-CDF.

The constituency had a total of 19,957secondary school applicants with 8,200 form 3 and 4 students applying from the constituency, 4,400 from sub-county schools as county schools had 10,000 applicants with 1,500 form 3 and 4 from outside the constituency learning in national, extra county, county and sub county schools applying as persons living with disabilities (PLWD’s) and special needs (213), partial orphans (667), non-locals (612). 

The last (2024/25) financial year disbursement saw sub county learners getting Ksh2, 000 each, county and extra county Ksh2,500,national,colleges (PLWD)’s and total orphans each getting Ksh 5,000 The constituency is allocated approximately Ksh 189Million each financial year.