Mr Gikaria said hundreds of thousands of needy pupils applied for the scholarship programme but only 1,125 were selected country wide. The legislator also urged education stakeholders in the region to emulate Equity Bank and help many bright and needy students access education. He thanked Equity Bank Founder Dr James Njuguna Mwangi for initiating the scholarship programme. NEEDY PUPILSThe legislator observed that after the bank launched the scholarship programme other financial institutions have emulated it. Apart from Equity Bank other sponsors of the programme include Mastercard Foundation and the German government through KfW.

Source: Daily Nation December 30, 2019 14:26 UTC