Lamu Woman Rep Ruweida Obo celebrates with supporters after receiving her IEBC certificate. [Photo/kenyanewsagency.go.ke]
Students from the marginalized Boni community are set to benefit from a sponsorship programme launched by Lamu Woman Rep Ruweida Obo.Ms Obo said her office intends to spend close to Sh1 Million from the NGAAF fund to sponsor form four school leavers from the Boni Community.Obo said the programme will target needy and disadvantaged students who will receive free training in teaching courses to enable them to revive learning in their villages.Speaking on Tuesday in Lamu County, Ms Obo said majority of the community was illiterate, adding that the programme will help them in improving their livelihoods.The funds will sponsor all form four leavers from the Boni community to receive training as teachers, after which they will be expected to come back and serve their community.“The government has faced challenges whenever they want to recruit teachers to schools in Boni land. No one wants to go there. It’s for this reason that this programme was born,” said Obo.“We shall train the Boni children as teachers and have them come back and work in their schools so that they get to elevate themselves from poverty and other challenges,” she added, as quoted by Baraka FM.All the five schools in Boni land including Basuba, Milimani, Mangai, Mararani and Kiangwe primary schools in Lamu East have remained closed for over two years due to increased attacks by al-Shabaab militants.Teachers have also left the area after seeking transfers.