Residents of Uasin Gishu County will have to brace for trying times after the County Government slashed bursary allocations.
Bursaries allocation for the public inward levels has been cut by the county government of Uasin Gishu.
Each of the 30 wards across Uasin Gishu County has been getting Sh4.5 million in the past two sets of financial years.
However, Governor Jackson Mandago has said that the number of bursary allocations has been slashed following free secondary education roll-out.
Speaking at Kapchumba Primary School on Tuesday, Mandago said his government has cut on bursary allocations and instead redirected the funds to another course.
"We have cut on bursaries because the national government has funded free secondary education for day schools," said Mandago.
He added: "Most of the monies will be spent on the internship programs which we have started to give youth a way of earning a living."
The County, Mandago said, will be absorbing at least 60 youth on a six-month period on the internship program.
Degree holders will get a monthly stipend of Sh15,000 while Diploma holders will walk home with Sh12,000.
"This is not little money. At least these youths will be paying rent and at the same time getting experience," added Mandago.
During the event, Mandago commissioned a water project set to benefit three locations; schools, dispensaries, and households.
He also gave out a title deed for Kapchumba Primary and Secondary Schools. The county bought the schools an additional 5 acres of land to expand.
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