Fifty-five Kajiado students received Kipeto scholarships of 50,000 shillings a year

Fifty-five students from Kajiado County have received scholarships of 50,000 Kenyan shillings a year for university, college, or technical training. The Star reported the awards on November 5, 2026. The Kipeto Community Development Trust made them with proceeds from the Kipeto Wind Farm. Five students came from each of 11 sub-locations in Kajiado West, Kajiado East, and Kajiado Central. At 50,000 shillings each, the group of awards is 2.75 million shillings a year. A figure in the web address of the article does not match that arithmetic, and this summary follows the amounts in the story itself.

The trust said priority went to orphans, students with disabilities, and low-income households. Applicants had to show admission letters. Where applications outnumbered the slots, the trust used interviews. Area development committees and Kipeto staff took part in the selection. Director Stephen Moiko said the point was that family income should not lock a student out, and that the trust will follow the students through school and into work or further study. Janet Sereu, of the Ministry of Education in Kajiado, said the awards complement government support. The news is these 55 scholarships. It is not a promise that every qualified student in the county received one.