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Uncertainty as national exams threatened after Sh14.9 billion budget cut

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Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr. Belio Kipsang. [File, Standard]

Budget cuts amounting to Sh14.93 billion under the State Department of Basic Education are now threatening the administration of the 2024 national examinations and the implementation of key initiatives such as the school feeding programme.

In the 2023/2024 financial year, the department was allocated Sh142.2 billion. In the current fiscal year, the budget has gone down to Sh127.3 billion following the withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024.

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