How teachers will benefit from the 2020-2021 education budget: Full details

The government has allocated Sh497.7 billion shillings to the education sector during the 2020-2021 financial year. The education budget will account for 26.7% of the country’s whole budget; of Sh2.7 trillion.

According to budget that was presented by Treasury CS Ukur Yatani on Thursday June 11, 2020 Sh59.4 billion will be utilized in the Free Day Secondary Education (FDSE programme).

Treasury CS Ukur Yatani said another Sh12.4 billion will go to Free Primary Education (FPE) programme.

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has been awarded Sh2.0 billion; for recruiting 5,000 new teachers on permanent and pensionable terms. Another 10,000 new teacher interns will also be hired.

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The table below summarizes the education sector’s 2020/2021 financial year budget;

S/NOBUDGET ITEMĀ ALLOCATED AMOUNT
1Free Day Secondary Education ProgrammeSh59.4 billion
2Free Primary Education ProgrammeSh12.4 Billion
3Recruitment of 5,000 new teachersSh2.0 Billion
4School Feeding ProgrammeSh1.8 Billion
5Construction and equiping of technical institutions and vocational training centresSh6.3 Billion
6KNEC registration waiver for KCPE, KCSE examinationsSh4.0 Billion
7Digital literacy programme and Competency Based CurriculumSh800 million
8The National Research FundSh323 million
9University EducationSh94.9 Billion
10The Higher Educations Loans Board, HelbSh16.8 Billion
11Hiring of 10,000 intern teachersSh2.4 Billion
12Construction of additional classrooms in secondary schoolsSh2.1 Billion
13Provision of 250,000 locally fabricated desks for primary and secondary schoolsSh1.9 Billion
14Improving boarding schools in Arid and Semi-Arid areas.Sh700 Million
15Recruitment of 1,000 ICT interns to support digital learning in schoolsSh300 Million.
16TSC Budget for recurrent expenditure, promotions,salary hikes and recruitmentsSh266 Billion.
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