Top government officials in the Kenya Kwanza government from Nyanza have launched an education kitty that will support bright but needy students from the region to access education. Speaking during the launch of the kitty at Ambira High School in Ugunja sub-county on Saturday, Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Eliud Owalo said the initiative will complement the existing bursary schemes run by both the government and other non-state actors. He said that this was part of the Kenya Kwanza government's commitment to ensuring that the Kenyan child got the best education, adding that all senior officials from the government have clear instructions from the President to support education matters. The Cabinet Secretary, who later joined the Principal Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Dr. Raymond Omollo at Ruma Secondary School in Rarieda where they donated a school bus and opened a digital hub, said that the bursary scheme was part of the leaders' agenda t o give back to the community. He said that the kitty will be disbursing funds each year, adding that each of the four counties, Migori, Homabay, Kisumu and Siaya, will have such kitties. During the launch at Ambira, the CS Owalo donated a total of Sh1.5 million to support the education of 100 students from Siaya County. Former Rarieda MP, Nicholas Gumbo hailed the initiative and challenged like-minded people to support such programmes. Gumbo pointed out that most people in the rural areas were unable to meet the rising cost of educating their children and noted that such initiatives would make a big difference in the lives of the young Kenyans. Interior Principal Secretary, Raymond Omollo challenged learners to reciprocate the support they get from both their leaders and parents by working hard and excelling in their studies. Source: Kenya News Agency Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, a former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana says Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) must be pursued with morals. 'The STEM Education must have another M, standing for morality we should not overlook the need for morality in that level of education.' He said Ghana had to make deliberate efforts in shaping the morals of the youth to ensure that morality was not disconnected from educational pursuits. 'The Ministry of Education is doing so well with the STEM and I'm so excited with the STEM module schools but we can't take away morality.' He warned that if issues of morality were not incorporated into the STEM 'we may be producing intelligent criminals in the near future.' Dr Opuni-Frimpong also the Executive Director of the Alliance for Christian Advocacy, Africa, and a lecturer, mentioned that training people in engineering, pharmacy, ICT and other critical areas of science without morals could be a danger to society. He made the submissi ons as a guest speaker at Nkansa-Kyeremateng Memorial Lectures at the Kibi Presbyterian College of Education on the theme: 'Presbyterian Discipline, A Critical Tool for Reshaping the Youth for Ghana's Socio-economic Development'. He explained that a moral vision that emanates from God consciousness and understanding, which determined what to be done right was critical to national development. 'That is all the famous Presbyterian Discipline is all about to provide a moral compass that guides behaviour of people in all spheres of national affairs both the youth and old.' The annual Memorial lecture has been instituted in memory of the late Rev Dr Nkansa Kyeremateng, a Presbyterian Minister and former Principal of the Kibi College of Education. Prof E.V.O Dankwa, Chairperson of the School's governing Council, said on the pillars of discipline and morality, Ghana could transform in development just like Malaysia and others. He told the students that with discipline and integrity nothing could stand on their way of success and therefore, urged them to be conscious of their behaviour. Source: Ghana News Agency
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