Murang’a County Announces Bursaries for Grade 10 Learners Across All Day Schools

The Murang’a County Government has announced that it will award bursaries to the top 10 Grade 10 students in every public day secondary school across the county.

In a notice dated July 13, the County Department of Education said the bursary programme is aimed at supporting bright and needy learners enrolled in public day schools.

“The County Government of Murang’a is committed to supporting bright and needy learners in our public day schools,” read part of the notice.

Top 10 Grade 10 Students in Murang’a Day Schools to Receive County Bursaries

According to Murang’a, the disbursement of the bursaries was delayed following the transition to the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), which does not provide traditional class rankings.

The county said it undertook extensive consultations with education stakeholders to develop an objective criterion for identifying deserving beneficiaries.

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It also stated that consultations with education stakeholders resulted in the development of an objective assessment criterion and the compilation of a merit list of eligible students.

“After consultations with education stakeholders, an objective assessment criterion was developed, and an objective merit list has now been obtained,” Murang’a County stated.

In addition, Murang’a County said the bursaries will be issued during a ceremony scheduled for Sunday, July 19, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., at Ihura Stadium in Murang’a Town, with beneficiaries and their parents or guardians requested to attend.

The county further encouraged all beneficiaries and their parents or guardians to attend the issuance ceremony as scheduled.

Over 50,000 Murang’a Students Receive Bursaries

This development comes months after more than 50,000 students across Murang’a County received bursaries and school fees support from the county government.

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Speaking during a past event, Governor Irungu Kang’ata, presiding over the issuance of bursary cheques to parents, said the county’s education programmes were designed to promote equity, merit, and access while ensuring public resources deliver long-term impact.

The beneficiaries included learners from day secondary schools, orphans, students living with disabilities, as well as those supported under the Inua Masomo Programme, ward bursaries, and the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) scheme.

Under the Inua Masomo Programme, the county fully paid school fees for the top 30 students in every day secondary school, an initiative that targeted the top 10 students in each class, identified through end-of-year examinations.

Each beneficiary received Ksh11,000 annually, disbursed per term, covering the full school fees for the year.

Additionally, top-performing pupils from public primary schools who sat the KJSEA received each receive Ksh10,000 in school fees support.

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A photo showing the Murang’a County notice on bursary issuance. Photo/ Irungu Kangata