Accra:Teso North Teso North Member of Parliament Oku Kaunya has announced a new initiative to sponsor 30 residents from the constituency to undertake professional accountancy training under a full scholarship program.
According to Kenya News Agency, the first group to benefit from this initiative will include 30 young individuals, with the potential for additional beneficiaries in future cohorts depending on the program’s success.
Kaunya revealed that the initiative addresses the low number of qualified accountants in the constituency, highlighting the lucrative nature of accountancy as a career with opportunities for both employment and self-employment. He encouraged communities to identify at least one candidate from each village for consideration in the program.
Speaking at an economic empowerment fundraiser for the Gesau Foundation, which is working to acquire a bus for community activities, Kaunya emphasized education as a critical avenue for fighting poverty and improving economic conditions. He expressed his commitment to helping residents, particularly those from vulnerable backgrounds, acquire professional skills to support themselves and their families.
This accountancy training is part of the Constituency Special Programmes aimed at assisting community members who cannot afford professional training costs. The accountancy scholarship joins other education initiatives backed by the Teso North National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), which has previously sponsored two residents to train as pilots and supported over 400 students to pursue courses at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) under full scholarships. The NG-CDF also offers full scholarships to students from the constituency who qualify to study law, medicine, and engineering at various universities.
