By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorEducation Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has called for the strengthening of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan. “Scholarships have contributed positively to development in Commonwealth nations through capacity building in many critical areas,” said the CS during the 20th Conference of Commonwealth education ministers in Fiji. Kenya has been a beneficiary of Commonwealth scholarships including an average of 52 consistent scholarships from India, 2 from New Zealand and 12 from Pakistan. Presently, there are 29 Commonwealth scholarships tenable in the United Kingdom for 2017/2018 against an annual average of 10. Kenya will host the next Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers which will take place in 2021.

Source: Daily Nation February 22, 2018 17:48 UTC