- Former Kasipul parliamentary candidate, Money Bior, rejects plea to help stranded Class 10 student in Oyugis
- In an interview with TUKO.co.ke, the youth activist explained the reason why he urgently sought the politician to help
- The family of the stranded girl also explained to TUKO.co.ke the challenges they are facing as they hope to send their daughter to school despite the lack of resources.
Former Kasipul parliamentary candidate, Money Bior, has rejected pleas to help a stranded Grade 10 student from his hometown of Oyugis.
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What started as a humble request to Money Bior on Thursday, January 22, asking him to intervene to help in an emergency, turned into a brawl within minutes.
Why did Aynne Noah contact Money Bior?
A youth activist, Aynne Noah, commented on Money Bior’s post informing her that there are students who need urgent help to join senior secondary schools.
“We have Grade 9 students who need help now. Please take action so they can go to school,” he wrote.
Without hesitation, the former candidate scolded Noah, directing him to contact the local MP.
“Call your MP. Did you vote for me?”” he asked.
Without wavering, Noah continued to warn him not to return to the people with many promises in the next general election.
“I knew you were looking for fame and the five million. Do not come back here in 2027 with many promises; we will expel you,” he wrote, something that angered the businessman who responded with insults.
Later, Noah spoke to TUKO.co.ke about one of the students whose case made him ask Money Bior for help.
According to the activist, the student (name withheld), who scored 52 in the Kenya Pre-Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA), was invited to join the Bishop Linus Okok Girls’ School (BLOGS), but his dream has stopped due to lack of funds.
“The family contacted me because they need help. I helped as much as I could and bought them two reams of paper,” he said.
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Will a Grade 10 student of Oyugis join a higher secondary school?
The girl’s brother, who asked not to be named, told TUKO.co.ke that the family managed to collect KSh 24,000 for his sister’s fees but they could not send her to join Class 10 because the school required full fees.
According to the brother who is an orphan on one side, the challenges came from various reasons, including their father losing his job five years ago.
“The total fee is KSh 29,000 for the first semester. So we are missing KSh 5,000. Furthermore, we have not paid for his uniforms which cost KSh 23,000 as well as other personal needs. I did not tell Noah about the fee, that is why he blessed us with what he had,” he said.
The family hopes that the 13-year-old girl will start school on Monday, January 26, even without paying all the fees.
“We already paid KSh 24,000 and bought important things. We hope the school will not send us back,” he said.
Meanwhile, Money Bior got 519 votes in the Kasipul by-election held on November 27, with ODM’s Boyd Were emerging as the winner.
What did William Ruto say about Grade 10 admission?
President William Ruto he directed the principals to receive all the students stuck at home due to lack of fees.
The Ministry of Education also instructed schools to allow students to report wearing junior secondary school uniforms until parents can purchase the assigned school uniforms.
The ministry directed school principals to make good use of capitation funds provided to schools to give parents and guardians time to plan.
This move has come at a time when there are reports that more than 400,000 students are still stuck at home due to admission fees and conditions.
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