James Finlay Kenya has announced the 2021 recipients of the Swire Masters Scholarship Award. The Scholarship is awarded annually to two students from the areas in which James Finlay Kenya operates: one from Kericho County and one from Bomet County.
The scholarship programme is administered by the Finlays Community Trust, an organisation that seeks to empower local communities and nurture sustainable growth in Kericho and Bomet Counties.
This year’s Scholars are Mr Emmanuel Kiplangat Koech from Kericho, who has secured a place to study a Masters in Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Leicester in the UK, and Ms Joylyn Cherotich from Bomet County, who will be studying for an MSc. in Civil Engineering at the University of Plymouth. Launched in 2012 and funded by Swire, the scholarships cover tuition fees, return air tickets and a stipend to cover accommodation and basic living costs for the term of the course. Nineteen students have so far benefitted from the Scholarships.
