As part of its effort to appreciate the commitment of its workers and to promote the welfare of its employees, Securex Agencies Limited has awarded five students whose parents have worked for the company as guards for at least 10 years with comprehensive secondary school scholarships.

The annual award ceremony which started awarding employees’ children in 2014 was held at the Securex Place in Parklands, Kenya on 12th January, 2017.

A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the organisation, Lloyd Gitonga and made available to CEOAfrica revealed that beneficiaries of the Securex Scholarship Scheme 2017 were awarded with a comprehensive sponsorship package that covers their school fees for their entire high school education.

This year’s top candidate, Eugene Ochieng, scored 379 marks out of a possible 500 to secure a place at Agoro Sare High School in Homa Bay County. The award ceremony also saw Faith Atyang (Moi Girls High School-Isinya), Abigail Wamboi (Shikunga High School), Alvin Mogaka (Upper Hill School) and Justah Wangui (Moi Girls High School-Kamangu) being awarded for their stellar performance in the 2016 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examinations.

According to Securex Group Managing Director, Tony Sahni, the scholarship scheme affirms the company’s belief in strong family values and its commitment to promoting employee welfare. He said “Securex is a company built on family values. We like to promote family values and take care of our own whenever we can, and this was the underlying principle behind the Securex Scholarship program when we started in 2014.”

Mr. Sahni also noted the progress made since the programme’s inception, announcing that the firm will be looking to enhance the scheme beyond secondary school education. “I am happy to note that our scholarship program is no longer in its infancy stage; indeed this is the fourth edition since we began in 2014.

“The first children to benefit from the scheme are now in Form Four; and this has called for us to become innovative to ensure we do all we can to help secure their future. We are conceptualizing an internship program which will see the children work with Securex over their holidays and after they join university as well. We will do all we can to help guide the children to make the right career choices beyond their high school education,” he stated.

Faith Atyang, one of this year’s awardees, expressed her appreciation of being recognized by the firm and her excitement to begin the next leg of her academic journey at Moi Girls-Isinya.

She said “I am very grateful to the company for sponsoring me. Ten years from today, I want to be a flying doctor in order to treat people and help my nation. I am very excited to be joining Form One in a week and I promise to score ‘As’ throughout until my K.C.S.E exam in four years’ time.