The government has allocated Kes628.6 billion to the education system in the 2023/2024 Financial Year budget statement presented by the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary(CS) Njuguna Ndung’u on Thursday.
The allocation represents 27.4 per cent of the total planned government planned expenditure in the 2023/2024 budget.
This is compared to the Kes544.4 billion allocated to the sector in the 2022/2023 Financial Year budget.
The CS stated that Kes12.5 billion will go to Free Primary Education.
On the other hand, Free Day Secondary Education has been allocated Kes65.4 billion, while Junior Secondary Schools will get Kes25.5 billion.
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The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has been allocated Kes316.7 billion. Kes1 billion will go towards teachers' promotions.
This follows career stagnation complaints by the commission claiming its members had been stagnant in the same jobs for years.
Therefore they had requested Kes2.2 billion towards their promotions.
Further, the commission will receive Kes 4.8 billion for recruiting permanent and pensionable teachers and Kes 4.8 billion for recruiting intern teachers in the Country.
Additionally, Kes1.3 billion has been allocated for the training g of the CompetencyBase curriculum(CBC) teachers.
The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has been allocated Kes5 billion for examinations for primary and secondary schools.
Higher Education learning has been allocated Kes97 billion, School feeding programme Kes5 billion.
Additionally, Kes940 million has been allocated towards providing sanitary towels for school girls and Kes400 million for the digital learning programme.
“In addition Mr Speaker, I propose to the National Assembly to effect the budget allocation of Kes1.3 billion for the training of teachers on Competency-Based Curriculum and Kes400 milliom for digital literacy programme and ICT integration in our secondary schools,” the CS said.
Moreover, the Ministry of Technical and Vocational Education and Training has been allocated Kes5.2 billion.
