{"id":5770,"date":"2024-01-17T20:19:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T17:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/?p=5770"},"modified":"2024-01-17T20:20:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T17:20:07","slug":"22-uasin-gishu-students-benefit-from-the-kcb-foundation-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/22-uasin-gishu-students-benefit-from-the-kcb-foundation-scholarship","title":{"rendered":"22 UASIN GISHU STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THE KCB FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At least 22 needy students from Uasin Gishu County have a reason to smile after they secured a four-year scholarship for their secondary school education from the Kenya Commercial Bank Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 22 received their scholarships on Wednesday in an event attended by County Executive Committee Member for Education, Mr Anthony Sitienei.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at the event, Sitienei thanked the KCB foundation for supporting the needy students within the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He asked learners who benefited from the initiative to focus on performing better at school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the Executive asked parents to take responsibility for instilling discipline in their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He expressed concerns that some students who benefit from scholarships end up dropping out of school for pregnancy and other indiscipline cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On his part, Paul Russo, CEO of KCB Group in a speech read by Erick Suprianoh, the Branch Manager of KCB Eldoret, said their support is based on the understanding that a key pillar for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Russo further said KCB Foundation has been working with the county under the leadership of Governor Jonathan Bii to create more impact across towns and villages through various programs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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KCB Foundation sponsors 1,000 deserving students from vulnerable and marginalized families annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the program, 100 slots are reserved for persons with disability with 50 per cent of the total slots allocated to girls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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