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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as hon. Members are aware, the first medium plan of Vision 2030 provides for a foundation for a new national development strategy that links national policies to specific programmes and projects in order to realize shared national objectives. The Vision document acknowledges the critical role education plays as an enabler in the development of quality human capital which is a critical ingredient for ensuring Kenya’s competitiveness in the global arena. To ensure effective take-off of the implementation of Vision 2030, first medium term plan and in the context of the overall objective of the 2009/2010 to stimulate growth, my Ministry has allocated a total of Kshs9.355 billion for the following activities under the economic stimulus programme:- 1. Kshs1.47 billion or Kshs7 million per constituency for the upgrading of two primary schools and equipping them with water harvesting and underground water storage facilities. 2. Kshs6 billion which translates to about Kshs30 million per constituency for the construction/rehabilitation of one secondary school as a centre of academic excellence. 3. Kshs1.3 billion or Kshs6 million per constituency for recruiting additional 10,000 primary school teachers on contract. 4. Kshs353 million to recruit additional 2,100 secondary school teachers on contract terms. 5. Kshs252 million or Kshs60,000 per school for 20 schools in each constituency for seedlings for a tree-planting project. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that constitutes the economic stimulus package to the Ministry. The rest of the budget details how the routine support both in the administrative and other programmes would be carried out. I may say at the outset that to ensure efficiency and timeliness in the implementation of the projects, the implementing agent would be the school management committee for primary schools and the Board of Governors for secondary schools. Detailed guidelines and procedures have been agreed upon between my Ministry and Treasury and that would be made available to hon. Members who are critical stakeholders for the success of this programme. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry continues to implement the Kenya Education Sector Support Programme (KESSUP) which is the operational framework for the implementation of the sector investment programmes. KESSUP goal is to ensure the provision of quality education and training to all, with a view to enhancing equity, economic growth and expansion of employment opportunities, thus, reducing poverty. KESSUP is financed through both pool financing and outside the pool. The pool funds come from the Government and the various development partners who have committed themselves to the pool system. KESSUP was designed to be implemented over a period of five years with a total outlay of Kshs542 billion. However, the resources allocated to us have continuously fallen short of the projected requirements. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the areas of Early Childhood Education (ECE) is that we want it to be mainstreamed into basic education by 2010 in line with Sessional Paper No.1 of 2005. It was envisaged that by 2010 the Government will need the Wage Bill of ECE centre managers for centres attached to primary schools as a first phase of ECE integration. In readiness, my Ministry has prepared 23,100 ECE"
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