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After the release of KCPE results on November 19, 2018, the task of preparing students for Form One began. It emerged that a number of bright students from poor backgrounds could not raise the fees required to join secondary school they were called to attend.
One such case was in Kitutu Chache South sub-county, Kisii. Vincent Makworo,14, a partial orphan, managed to score 423 marks from St Kevin academy in Mosocho. He was shortlisted to join Tenwek Boys High School.
To join high school, Makworo needs at least Sh50, 000 in school fees among other basic necessities. However, he could not raise the amount. Throughout his primary school, Makworo was sponsored by a well-wisher, identified as Walter Omosa. According to Omosa, he was unable to assist the teenager to proceed to the next level of his education.
Makworo’s story was published by Hivisasa when he resorted to doing ‘mjengo’ as a means of raising school fees. The story was published by Carol Nyatichi, a writer based in Kisii.
Makworo former primary school teacher contacted the writer and highlighted the case. The writer immediately interviewed the student and his sponsor. In the course of the interview, it emerged that he was shortlisted to join a school he did not select.
She compiled her story and submitted it. The article was processed by the Kisii County editor, Obed Nyaswabu, who immediately shared it on various social media platforms. The editor also shared the story in a WhatsApp group made up of opinion leaders from Kisii county.
Within minutes of sharing the story, Kitutu Chache MP Richard Onyonka contacted the editor to link him with the writer and the student. The lawmaker has managed to enrol the student in the Constituency Development Fund Bursary kitty for his entire high school studies.
Mr Onyonka has also managed to secure an admission for Makworo at the Kisii High School. The institution is among the leading national schools in the country.
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