Subject: NOTICE OF MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT UNDER STANDING ORDER NO. 34 (1) ON DELAY BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO ISSUE BURSARIES

THAT, aware that Article 43 (1) (f) of the Constitution, 2010 provides that every person has the right to education; FURTHER AWARE THAT, the County Government has been funding students from informal settlements through bursaries issued through the Members of the County Assembly each year since 2013; CONCERNED THAT, the County Executive delayed the issuance of bursaries for the third term, which has locked most students out of school due to a lack of school fees; ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, most students from the informal settlements in the County depend on the bursaries issued by the County Government as school fees; THIS ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS pursuant to Standing Order 36 to discuss the delay by the County Executive to issue bursaries to the students who depend on them, as a Matter of Definite Urgent County Importance.
Notice of Motion 1st January, 1970
Mover Hon. Jeremiah Themendu, MCA
Seconder Hon. Hamisi Maleya, MCA
Division
Dates Debated and/or Concluded 7th November, 2023
Remarks Speaker directed that the Chairperson of Education Committee to take up this matter and report to the Assembly next week, Tuesday 14th November 2023.
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