{"id":11618,"date":"2026-01-08T17:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/11618\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:19:18","slug":"sakaja-launches-ksh-170m-scholarship-programme-for-4000-nairobi-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/11618\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakaja launches Ksh.170M scholarship programme for 4,000 Nairobi students"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Benjamin<\/a> By
\n
\n Benjamin Muriuki
\n <\/a>
\n Published on: January 08, 2026 03:30 (EAT)
\n \"Sakaja <\/p>\n

Nairobi Governor Johnsonn Sakaja speaking while presiding over the presentation of the Governor\u2019s Scholarships to beneficiaries at Uhuru Park on January 8, 2025. <\/p>\n

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Audio By Vocalize<\/p>\n

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on Thursday launched a Ksh170 million
\nsecondary school scholarship programme aimed at supporting learners from
\nvulnerable households.<\/p>\n

Speaking at Uhuru Park during the presentation
\nof the Governor\u2019s Scholarships to beneficiaries, Sakaja said the programme will
\nbenefit 4,000 students in its first phase.<\/p>\n

The Governor said the county has set aside
\nKsh170 million for the initiative, which he described as part of efforts to
\nensure that financial constraints do not lock students out of education.<\/p>\n

Sakaja noted that Nairobi County spent about
\nKsh3 billion on scholarships and bursaries between 2013 and 2022, compared to
\nKsh1.8 billion disbursed over the last two years under his administration.<\/p>\n

He attributed the resumption of the programme to the resolution of a legal
\nimpasse that had previously affected county scholarship schemes, following
\nconsultations involving the Controller of Budget, the Ministry of Education and
\nthe Council of Governors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank the Controller of Budget for working with the Ministry of
\nEducation and the Council of Governors to resolve the impasse that existed last
\nyear and to anchor scholarships within the law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Education, Sakaja said, remains central to
\nsocial mobility, adding that the county is working with the national government
\nto expand learning infrastructure through ward-based funding and joint
\nprojects.<\/p>\n

According to the Governor, the national
\ngovernment is constructing 5,000 classrooms at a cost of Ksh1 billion, while
\nthe county government is building an additional 1,500 classrooms to reduce
\ncongestion in public schools.<\/p>\n

He highlighted the scale of Nairobi\u2019s
\neducation needs, noting that a population of about seven million people is
\nserved by only 230 public schools.<\/p>\n

Sakaja also cited the county\u2019s Dishi na County
\nschool feeding programme as a contributor to improved school attendance and
\nenrolment, saying 68 million meals have been provided so far.<\/p>\n

County Executive Committee Member for Talents,
\nSkills Development and Care Brian Mulama said the scholarship programme will
\nhelp ease the burden of school fees on parents and allow beneficiaries to
\nremain in school.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis programme will go a long way in supporting learners and easing the
\nfinancial burden on parents, ensuring that talented children can remain in
\nschool and focus on their education,\u201d Mulama said.<\/p>\n

The initiative is part of Nairobi County\u2019s
\nbroader education strategy targeting access, retention and improved learning
\nconditions for public school learners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Benjamin Muriuki Published on: January 08, 2026 03:30 (EAT) Nairobi Governor Johnsonn Sakaja speaking while presiding over…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11619,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[7878,80,3765],"class_list":{"0":"post-11618","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kenya","8":"tag-johnson-sakaja","9":"tag-kenya","10":"tag-nairobi-county"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}