The Ministry of Education has warned politicians against discriminating students based on their parents voting location.

Education PS Belio Kipsang regretted that some students have  been denied bursaries and scholarships because of their parents voting location.

Speaking in Mombasa during a meeting with education stakeholders , PS Kipsang called on politicians to treat the students equal with no discrimination.

"Our Children are not voters, our Children do not vote and therefore there should be no reason why one would want to use the pattern of voting to disadvantage our Children." said Kipsang

Adding "The focus is on the child a nd not the parent. Nobody should use that to disadvantage our children. The bursaries are for our Children so let us not punish them for what they don't  know. Our Children are non aligned to all issues concerning their parents"

PS Kipsang also revealed that the ministry is revamping the Jomo Kenyatta foundation to co-ordinate all the bursary and scholarship programmes in the country.

Kipsang noted "The foundation will build a data base of all beneficiaries so there is no double dipping, a Child does not benefit from the scholarships, bursaries and Elimu bursaries. With the empowerment of the foundation we shall ensure that going into the future issues of bursaries and scholarships are concluded early enough before students report to school "

His sentiments comes amid concerns from parents after their Children fail to secure bursaries from Mps and governors due to their voting patterns and exact areas where they have registered as voters.

The PS further condemned the recent actions of headteachers being attacked by parents.

"We shall ensure the security and safety of our public servants is guaranteed. We are not going to allow any form of violence towards public servants. However we are also not going to protect any incompetence especially from our teachers" said Kipsang.