Jomvu MP launches door to door bursary distribution campaign

Jomvu Member of Parliament Badi Twalib has launched a door to door campaign in the distribution of CDF bursary to ensure needy students are not locked out of schools.

Twalib says he took the initiative after realizing that most children were out of school which was against the Ministry of Education’s desire to have 100 percent transition policy.

Twalib says he will address the challenges of education in his constituency and that he had factored in Ksh 29 million to the CDF kitty to help needy students’ access education.

The legislator urged parents in his constituency to take the education of their children seriously to escape poverty.

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The MP also promised to ensure transparency in the allocation of the Constituency Development Fund bursaries to only deserving students and warned staff handling CDF affairs against engaging in corruption.

Twalib visited Mikindani, Miritini and Jomvu areas of the constituency during his door to door campaign to ensure nobody has dropped out of school due to lack of fees.

Meanwhile, a Muslim lobby group in Mombasa is calling on Directorate of Criminal Investigation to investigate alleged police harassment against residents of Perani village in Lunga Lunga constituency.

The activists claim police have been combing the area to pursue people said to be involved in terror activities but end up harassing innocent locals.

They now want the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) and Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) to launch investigations into the alleged police brutality in the area.

Coast Regional Commissioner John Elungata, however, urged the residents to be calm since the matter is under investigation.

He further said disciplinary action will be taken against police officers found to have used excessive force on innocent Kenyans.

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