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Bursary Programme Helps Girls Escape Fgm Early Marriage in West Pokot

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This article describes a social bursary programme in a rural Kenyan constituency. There is no direct commercial mechanism, commodity price impact, supply chain disruption, or corporate margin effect. The event is purely social/educational with no material sector impact.

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  • Sh63 million bursary programme launched in Sigor constituency, West Pokot.
  • Programme aims to combat FGM, early marriage, and illiteracy among girls.
  • Over 15,000 needy learners expected to benefit.
  • More than 80% of girls now enrolled in school, early marriages declined.
  • Political tensions over county government's alleged reduction in bursary allocations.

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