By Sam Kiplagat for Business Daily.

The High Court has blocked the disbursement of Sh350 million allegedly meant for payment of tuition fees for secondary school children in Mandera County, pending the hearing of a petition filed by a resident. 

Justice Hedwig Ong’udi stopped the implementation of the county bursary fund programme, which was launched by the Mandera county government early this month, pending the determination of a case filed by Mr Abdullahi Mohamed Ahmed.

Mr Ahmed says in a petition that the programme known as ‘Elimu Kwa Wote Initiative’, was launched early this month without following the constitution. 

“In the interim, a conservatory order is issued in terms of Prayer No. 2 of the Notice of Motion,” the judge said.

Mr Ahmed says although he is not opposed to supporting needy students, there was no public participation and the Mandera county government has refused to share the modalities of sharing the funds among the 59 public secondary schools in the county. 

The petitioner says the county government has not provided a list of all the beneficiaries and the modalities of allocation of the funds.

The High Court has blocked the disbursement of Sh350 million allegedly meant for payment of tuition fees for secondary school children in Mandera County, pending the hearing of a petition filed by a resident. 

Justice Hedwig Ong’udi stopped the implementation of the county bursary fund programme, which was launched by the Mandera county government early this month, pending the determination of a case filed by Mr Abdullahi Mohamed Ahmed.

Mr Ahmed says in a petition that the programme known as ‘Elimu Kwa Wote Initiative’, was launched early this month without following the constitution. 

“In the interim, a conservatory order is issued in terms of Prayer No. 2 of the Notice of Motion,” the judge said.

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Mr Ahmed says although he is not opposed to supporting needy students, there was no public participation and the Mandera county government has refused to share the modalities of sharing the funds among the 59 public secondary schools in the county. 

The petitioner says the county government has not provided a list of all the beneficiaries and the modalities of allocation of the funds.