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    "content": "(c) The Ministry has initiated the following strategies to address the shortage of classrooms, teachers and infrastructure:- 1. Increasing the allocation of School Infrastructure Improvement Programme (SIIP) funds in tandem with Treasury budgetary allocation and donor development support. For example, a total of over Kshs94 million has been disbursed to finance SIIP in 102 primary schools in Turkana District. 2. Introducing double shift mode of learning. Already, ten schools have been identified and funds provided to pilot this project. 3. Establishing Centers for Academic Excellence in 210 constituencies, including Turkana Central, under the Economic Stimulus Programme to improve education quality and infrastructure. 4. Making intense use of idle primary schools facilities to open new day secondary schools. 5. Opening day wings in the existing boarding schools. 6. Expanding all the existing single-streamed schools to a minimum of three streams in 50 per cent of the existing single-streamed secondary schools. 7. Reviewing the class size to 45 students per class and 20 students per class in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) areas including Turkana Central District 8. Applying curriculum-based establishment and reviewing average workloads for teachers to a minimum of 30 lessons per week. 9. Recruiting 2,780 additional teachers from April, 2010 to replace teachers who have left the service through natural attrition. Of these, 1,480 will be posted to primary schools, 1,104 will go to secondary schools and 196 for Technical and Vocational Training Institutions (TIVET). 10. Hiring part-time teachers for schools by Board of Governors (BOGs) and Parent Teachers Associations (PTAs). 11. Formulating a redeployment policy and redeployment of teachers to achieve equity and better utilization. 12. Enhancing quality assurance and standards for monitoring academic performance, infrastructure development and quality maintenance. 13. Revising and increasing hardship allowance and other incentives for teachers in ASAL areas. 14. Introducing peace education for conflict management and resolutions, especially in ASAL areas to provide favourable environment for teachers and learners and development infrastructure. 15. Developing partnership with the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), private sector and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the provision of primary, secondary, adult and informal education."
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