Embu County Education Department has entered into a collaboration with Postal Corporation of Kenya to aid in the delivery of bursary cheques to learning institutions countrywide.
CEC Education Daniel Ngeranwa said they want to leverage on the prowess of the company in mail services to ensure cheques reach beneficiaries institutions promptly.
He said in the past they have encountered logistical challenges in delivery of cheques to learning institutions especially those in far flung areas of the country.
He said they have been conducting disbursement centrally from the county headquarters where they invite institution heads, but it has proven cumbersome to assemble all of them.
This, he said, had occasioned delays in arrival of cheques in some of the institutions and also failure to get acknowledgement of receipts for cheques delivered.
This, he said, had occasioned audit queries that will now be a thing of the past with the new arrangement.
He was speaking on Tuesday after meeting with the Postal Corporation team led by General Manager Milka Mugwe in his office to ratify the deal.
The company GM said they are up to the task given their rich network to ensure speedy delivery of the cheques to all the schools regardless of distance and at very affordable rates.
“Within seven days, we will be able to return proof of delivery to confirm that we have delivered all the bursary cheques that will go a long way in eradicating audit queries,” she said.
Alluding to their capacity, Ms. Mugwe said they boast of a network of 623 postal outlets and have in the past done the job perfectly well for over 100 constituencies.
She said they were also looking forward to other partnerships including sending mails and EMS items to other counties and offshore destinations.
Another area they were exploring included sending one customized success card from the county to all candidates who are sitting for national exams towards the end of the year.
She further said they discussed the matter of introducing inter-county letter writing competition to sharpen writing skills for learners.
By Samuel Waititu
