Wise men say that “Better to light a candle than to
curse the darkness”. But this is not yet a reality for Kasese district local
government after failing to kick start the scholarship fund that was to prove
hope for brilliant needy students.
During a committee meeting for the works and social
services committee on Monday, the secretary for social services was accused of
failing to coordinate the technical staff in the education department to start
the scholarship fund that was approved by council last year.
Committee chairman Mr. Richard Bomera said the
reason behind the establishment of a scholarship fund that was aimed at
offering bursaries to science students whose families fail to raise university
fees.
Ms. Pelucy Kabagenyi was accused of failing to
implement her role as secretary for social services because she is meant to be
the chair of the district scholarship committee. She told the committee that a
scholarship committee is yet to be in place only to be challenged by the
District Education Officer Mr. George Mayinja who told councilors that she had
not funded the interim one.
The scholarship committee is supposed to identify
sources of money or fundraise from the corporate companies operating in the
district.
Another source of the money is levying of a
contribution of shs 10000 from every civil servant applying for a bank loan – a
move which is on. Councilors wondered where they money is being taken since the
fund is not in place.
The councilors have recommended that council takes
over the whole responsibility of forming and approving the scholarship
committee.
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