It was all smiles for Collins Katupa, a needy and bright student from Uasin Gishu, after he finally joined his dream school on Thursday.
Katupa scored 386 marks in his Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams but was unable to join Paul Boit Secondary School due to financial constraints.
Turbo sub-county Director of Education Kuyo Ole Saoinah came to the boy's aid, promising to sponsor his secondary school education.
The fifth born in a family of six thanked Saoinah for giving him a chance to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor.
“I want to thank my sponsor for giving me this chance to join my dream school Paul Boit which will propel me to becoming a doctor in future,” said the 17-year-old student.
“My life has been very hard and I have gone through a lot. I was sponsored through my primary education and my parents used to sell alcohol just to get money for our upkeep. I promise to work hard and may God bless Mr Kuyo abundantly," said Katupa, when he reported to school on Thursday.
On his part, Saoinah lauded Katupa for being a hard-working student, and also thanked the school's management for agreeing to admit Katupa despite the first term almost coming to an end.
“I will ensure that the boy is in school through all means since he has shown that he is ready to learn by going to an extent of working during the holiday and raising Sh10,000 for his education. I want to thank the school principal for accepting to have the child in school,” he said.
He also called for transparency in the issuance of bursaries, claiming that deserving students are sometimes denied the funds.
“Sometimes you wonder how they identify the beneficiaries because a boy like this I don’t I think could have missed the eye of the local leadership in that area,” he added.
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