Governor admits that his government allocated Sh297.5 million for the bursary fund in the 2019/20 financial year.
He however says there was no exchequer release after State schools were closed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has dismissed claims by the County Assembly that he diverted millions of shillings in bursary funds as he shrugged off accusations that his daughter travelled to the US on his administration’s tab.
While the governor admitted that his government had allocated Sh297.5 million for the bursary fund in the 2019/20 financial year, he told lawmakers that there was no exchequer release after State schools were closed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
