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    "content": "Hon. Richard Yegon and Members walking in, take the nearest seats. Hon. Members, I have a short Communication on the Disbursement of Presidential Secondary School Bursary Fund for the Financial Year 2024/2025. I wish to inform you that I have received correspondence from the Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children's Services regarding the disbursement of the Presidential Secondary School Bursary Fund for the Financial Year 2024/2025. As you may be aware, the Presidential Secondary School Bursary Fund is a Vision 2030 flagship project which seeks to reduce illiteracy by increasing access to education and improving transition rates from primary to secondary schools. The bursary scheme was allocated an initial amount of Ksh400 million in the Financial Year 2013/2014 and has received the same, since. The bursary is disbursed to counties on a quarterly or half-yearly basis, with each of the 290 constituencies allocated an equal amount of Ksh1,379,310 to cater for an average of 45 students per constituency. Notably, Hon. Members, the Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children's Services conveys that the total amount allocated to the scheme was reduced to Ksh325 million in the Financial Year 2024/2025. As such, Ksh199,999,950 was disbursed to counties in the first half of the same Financial Year, and an additional Ksh122,960,000 was disbursed in March 2025. With this in mind, allocations to the counties will inevitably reduce. Hon. Members, the bursary is administered through a multi-stakeholder committee known as the Presidential Bursary Committee. It consists of the following members who are appointed in each financial year: 1. One representative of the Member of Parliament. 2. One representative of the County Woman Representative. 3. One representative of religious organisations. 4. An education officer. 5. An assistant county commissioner as a chairperson. 6. A children's officer as a secretary. In this regard, and to ensure smooth operationalisation of the Presidential Bursary Committees, you are required to nominate members to the committees, through your respective offices, and submit names to the Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children's Services on or The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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