County Announces Full Scholarship For Grade 10 Students
Through this initiative, the county hopes to promote 100 per cent transition to the junior secondary for all children in the county...
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Kilifi County has announced a full scholarship program for students transitioning to Grade 10 after excelling in the Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA) examination.
- The scholarship targets bright but needy students, requiring a minimum of 61 points in the KJSEA examinations.
- Governor Gideon Mung'aro announced the initiative under the Ward Scholarship Fund, with applications currently open.
- The county has allocated close to Ksh57 million for the program, aiming to support hundreds of students.
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