Governor Kimani Wamatangi joined by Deputy governor Rosemary Kirika in distribution of bursary forms to bursary committee members of Bibirioni ward.
By Felix Njenga
Kiambu County’s Persons Living With Disability (PLWD) have called on the county government to consider allocating them more money for bursaries and adding an extra ECDE classroom for their children.
According to Francis Ng’ang’a, a PLWD speaking during the issuance of bursary forms to needy students said that they are grateful that they are being considered by the county government during bursary allocations but more funds should be set aside since the special schools require a beneficiary to pay more money.
“The special needs pupils and students require more money for their bursaries and we request the county government to allocate more funds for them,” Ng’ang’a said.
He said that the bursary committee should identify the PLWDs in their areas since some do not get timely information whenever the bursary forms are being distributed hence they are locked out.
He added that whereas the county government is committed to build new ECDE centers in every primary school they should consider putting up a classroom for the PWDs so that they do not leave any child out of education.
“The ECDE centers being constructed we appreciate are being built with consideration of a ramp for those who are using wheelchairs. We also need the government to consider classrooms for the PWDS as they are abled differently and they too deserve an education,’ he said.
Charles Kimani, a PLWD said that sign language is also a major challenge where the ECDE centers do not have a sign language teacher hence those who are in need seek education elsewhere which has turned to be costly.
“We need sign language to be taught in our ECDE as many parents cannot afford to take their deaf children to private centers due to the hard economic times,” Kimani said.
The PLWDs called on the government to consider constructing schools for special needs students since there are not many.
“In Kiambu County, we have a challenge of having few schools for the special children. we urge the government to have more schools so that many children who are abled differently can get a chance at education,” they said.
Rosemary Kirika, Deputy Governor encouraged the bursary committee members to ensure they apply the highest standards of accountability and fairness in the vetting process to ensure that they prioritize the most vulnerable cases.
“This will help us to avoid dropouts which can have long term effects in our society,” she said.
She however thanked Governor Kimani Wamatangi for showing commitment, goodwill and consistency in supporting education in the county,for education is the most powerful tool the county government can use to empower individuals to reach their full potential.
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