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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.

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

S/NO	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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