Enkare Ngiro Secondary School in Narok South Sub County has benefited with four modern classrooms, thanks to the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) that sponsored the project.
Speaking during the launch of the classrooms, Narok Women Representative Rebecca Tonkei said her priority is education as it empowers the young generation to become professionals in future.
Tonkei spoke after commissioning the four classrooms in the company of Narok Governor Patrick Ntutu, Narok South legislator Kitilai Ole Ntutu, East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) David Sankok, Narok South Deputy County Commissioner Felix Kisalu and a number of County Assembly Members.
The first-time county MP commended the school management for the good performance posted in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) as the school emerged top in the sub county with a mean grade of 6.1.
Tonkei promised to continue supporting schools with modern facilities to give the learners ample learning environment.
Narok Governor Patrick Ntutu commended the learners for the good results posted, despite the school being a day school, saying they had beaten all odds to excel in academics.
He said already, the county government has built a modern fully furnished laboratory in the school to enhance the students’ learning experiences in the sciences.
Ntutu said his government had put Sh400 million as bursary to support the needy students in the county in the current financial year.
“No deserving child should suffer because of lack of school fees. That is why my administration allocated that large amount of money as bursaries to cater for the needy and vulnerable children,” he said.
However, governor Ntutu encouraged the locals to take their children to schools within the county so that the bursary given could benefit the schools within the county.
“Out of the bursary given, over Sh60 million benefited schools outside the county. We want to encourage our parents to take their children to schools in the county so that the much money given can remain here in our county,” he said.
MP Sankok who hails from the area said the school stands as a testament to the power of education and community engagement, saying the school started with only 30 students in 2020 but has now accommodates 261 students, representing a diverse group of learners.
By Ann Salaton
