Summary of the education sector’s 2020/2021 financial year budget;

Meria

Meria

Elder Lister
BUDGET ITEM ALLOCATED AMOUNT

1 Free Day Secondary Education Programme Sh59.4 billion
2 Free Primary Education Programme Sh12.4 Billion
3 Recruitment of 5,000 new teachers Sh2.0 Billion
4 School Feeding Programme Sh1.8 Billion
5 Construction and equiping of technical institutions and vocational training centres Sh6.3 Billion
6 KNEC registration waiver for KCPE, KCSE examinations Sh4.0 Billion
7 Digital literacy programme and Competency Based Curriculum Sh800 million
8 The National Research Fund Sh323 million
9 University Education Sh94.9 Billion
10 The Higher Educations Loans Board, Helb Sh16.8 Billion
11 Hiring of 10,000 intern teachers Sh2.4 Billion
12 Construction of additional classrooms in secondary schools Sh2.1 Billion
13 Provision of 250,000 locally fabricated desks for primary and secondary schools Sh1.9 Billion
14 Improving boarding schools in Arid and Semi-Arid areas. Sh700 Million
15 Recruitment of 1,000 ICT interns to support digital learning in schools Sh300 Million.
16 TSC Budget for recurrent expenditure, promotions,salary hikes and recruitments Sh266 Billion.
 
Meria said:
BUDGET ITEM ALLOCATED AMOUNT

1 Free Day Secondary Education Programme Sh59.4 billion
2 Free Primary Education Programme Sh12.4 Billion
3 Recruitment of 5,000 new teachers Sh2.0 Billion
4 School Feeding Programme Sh1.8 Billion
5 Construction and equiping of technical institutions and vocational training centres Sh6.3 Billion
6 KNEC registration waiver for KCPE, KCSE examinations Sh4.0 Billion
7 Digital literacy programme and Competency Based Curriculum Sh800 million
8 The National Research Fund Sh323 million
9 University Education Sh94.9 Billion
10 The Higher Educations Loans Board, Helb Sh16.8 Billion
11 Hiring of 10,000 intern teachers Sh2.4 Billion
12 Construction of additional classrooms in secondary schools Sh2.1 Billion
13 Provision of 250,000 locally fabricated desks for primary and secondary schools Sh1.9 Billion
14 Improving boarding schools in Arid and Semi-Arid areas. Sh700 Million
15 Recruitment of 1,000 ICT interns to support digital learning in schools Sh300 Million.
16 TSC Budget for recurrent expenditure, promotions,salary hikes and recruitments Sh266 Billion.
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That recurrent expenditure is too high.
 
The.Black.Templar said:
Wacha waalimu walipwe, its actually not a bad profession
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You miss the point. I dont doubt that. Perhaps the development expenditure should match that if real reforms were to take place. Nothing plays a bigger role in development than education. There is indeed a marked correlation between education and poverty eradication.
 
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