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In a bid to attain the government’s agenda of having a 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary schools, the Education ministry has set aside Sh6 billion for infrastructural development of schools in the next financial year.
Speaking during St Francis Girls High School Mang’u 50th anniversary celebrations on Saturday, Education Principal secretary Belio Kipsang said the government had spent Sh195 billion to facilitate free secondary education since inception.
Transition rate
“The government is keen to ensure that our children get the best education that there is, starting from next year, all KCPE candidates will transcend to secondary schools as part of our ambition of ensuring a 100 per cent transition of children from primary to secondary education. The government in this financial year invested Sh6 billion in the infrastructure of our schools. In that money Sh226 million came to Kiambu county,” he said.
“For the last four years, the government has spent Sh195 billion as part of free secondary education. The government has also set a kitty that will facilitate examination fees for students from both private and public institutions thereby equalising opportunities,” said Kipsang.
He commended the role of teachers in the country revealing that the government would implement teachers’ CBA by July this year so that tutors can best invest in students.
Implement CBA
“We commit ourselves as government to implement our CBA with teachers come July this year to ensure the tutors invest their energy in students,” he added.
The Government is expected to spend about Sh13.7 billion in the first year. The whole programme is estimated to cost around Sh54 billion. The least paid P1 teacher will take home Sh27,195, up from Sh21,756 per month.
John Cardinal Njue who graced the event urged parents to be vigilant on what their children access on social media saying some of the content they view online is affecting them in a negative way.
He urged parents to train their children to be responsible saying: “A parent worth the title teaches responsibility to the child. Beware of what your children access through modern technology.”
The school which enjoys a population of 900 students had a 75 per cent transition of students from secondary school to university levels in 2016.
To improve the school infrastructure, the Ministry of Education gave Sh40 million for school for expansion.
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