Education Ministry gets Sh28 billion increase in 2024/25 budget.
The financial allocations for the Ministry of Education in the Financial Year 2024–2025 have increased by Sh28 billion.
The education sector has been granted Sh656.6 billion, according to Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u, who was reading the proposed budget allocations for 2024–2025.
According to the CS, the Sh656.6 billion amounts to 27.6% of the overall budgetary spending.
The education sector received Sh628.6 billion in funding for the 2023–2024 fiscal year, or 27.4% of the entire national budget.
Ndung’u suggested giving the Teachers Service Commission Sh358.2 billion.
A proposal of Sh13.4 billion has been made to convert the internship terms of 46,000 junior secondary school teachers into permanent positions with pensions.
Ndung’u suggested allocating Sh1.3 billion for teacher competency-based curriculum training.
The CS suggested allocating a total of Sh142.3 billion for Basic Education.
Sh9.1 billion has been set aside for free primary education, and Sh61.9 billion for free day secondary education.
A total of Sh30.7 billion has been allotted for capitation to junior secondary schools.
Ndung’u suggested allocating Sh5 billion as an exam waiver fee to the Kenya National Examination Council in order to hold exams.
Furthermore, the CS included Sh3.2 billion for elementary and secondary school infrastructure construction in his budget proposal.
He suggested allocating Sh128 billion for research and higher education.
According to his plan, TVET institutes will receive Sh30.7 billion.
Ndung’u suggested setting aside Sh1 billion to build JSS classrooms.
The CS requests that Sh2.3 billion be allocated to TVET training materials and building.
The CS allocated Sh35.9 billion to the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) for TVET and university students.
Ndung’u allotted Sh16.9 billion for university student scholarships, while TVET capitation and scholarships received Sh7.7 billion.
Additionally, the CS suggested setting aside Sh1.8 billion for the building of integrated resource centers for education and Sh1.1 billion for research, science, and technology innovation.
Sh360 million was suggested by Treasury for the Digital Literacy Program and ICT integration in secondary schools.
Sh11.1 billion has been allotted to the Kenya Primary Education Equity in Learning initiative, and Sh1.5 billion to the Kenya Secondary Schools Quality Improvement project.
Remarkably, the CS did not bring up the school food program when he reviewed the Ministry of Education’s budgetary allotments.
Education Ministry gets Sh28 billion increase in 2024/25 budget.
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