DODOMA, July 23 -- ABOUT 1,051 top-performing students from the Form Six examinations will benefit from the Samia Scholarship Programme. Notably, all students with disabilities who achieved Division One have secured this vital opportunity.

The number has almost doubled compared to 650 slots that were offered when the programme kicked off last year. The revelation was made at a news conference on Tuesday in Dodoma by the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Professor Adolph Mkenda.

According to the minister, in this financial year, the government allocated enough budget to accommodate students who were top in performance during their advanced level education in the results that were released by the National Examination Council ...