According to the Ford Kenya MP, parents and guardians should also play their roles by paying school fees so that NG-CDF bursaries are used as top-ups.

"These bursaries are our taxes but parents should not just rely on government funds. They also need to play their part. Some of us went to school without bursaries but our parents tried their level best," he added.

At the same time Makali slammed politicians in Bungoma county opposed to the Kenya Kwanza government's plan to lease out Nzoia Sugar Company.

The lawmaker said even those opposed to the plans to lease the factory are not even sugarcane farmers.

According to Makali, what is important is for the farmers to receive their cash for delivering canes and for workers to be paid promptly.

"Even those making noise about leasing are not farmers. What we want is for a new partner to take over the management of the factory for the benefit of the farmers. Farmers and workers have not been paid yet leaders want to politicise the plans to revive the factory," he stated.

In other news, the Nairobi County Assembly approved Governor Johnson Sakaja's KSh 450 million bursary budget.

This is despite a warning from the Controller of Budget (CoB) outlining why counties should not issue bursaries.

The CoB clarified that counties can only issue bursaries, a national government function, through legally mandated function transfers.

Nairobi County Assembly Finance Committee Chairman Wilfred Odalo argued that the CoB circular is non-binding and the allocation lawful.

Source: TUKO.co.ke