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"speaker_name": "Hon. Ogamba",
"speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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"content": "For Free-day secondary school, Term 3, academic year 2023, under the Financial Year 2022/2023, the budgeted allocation was Kshs63,160,788,241. For that academic year, the allocation was Kshs44,429,121,151. The amount disbursed for that financial year was Kshs61,037,919,069. For the academic year 2023, Financial Year 2023/2024, the budgeted allocation was Kshs63,958,212,645. For the academic year, the allocation was Kshs64,787,591,731. For that financial year, the actual disbursement was Kshs62,853,104,675. For 2024 academic year, the Financial Year 2024/2025, the budgeted allocation was Kshs59,885,600,000. For that academic year, the allocation was Kshs14,145,824,283 and the amount disbursed was Kshs14,145,824,283. The actual termly disbursements out of that, is as follows- On 26th January, 2023, which is Term 1 of 2023, the total enrolment was 3,690,376. The total disbursement was Kshs16,289,024,433.92. On 12th June, 2023, Term 2 of 2023, the enrolment was 3,664,366. The disbursement made was Kshs15,208,401,428.10. On 2nd January, 2024, which is Term 1 of 2024, the total enrolment was 3,881,717. The total disbursement was Kshs32,394,641,274. On 24th June 2024, Term 2 of 2024, the total enrolment was 4,043,714. The total disbursement was Kshs18,247,126,174. On 20th August, which is Term 3, the enrolment was 4,179,615. The disbursement was Kshs14,145,824,283. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is to be noted that over the last five years, the funds provided to the Ministry of Education have fallen short of the approved rates, leading to underfunding of the schools. The Ministry is compelled to divide the available amount with the number of learners which has been increasing every year. This results in capitation amounts that are lower than approved. To illustrate this, there is a provision under Table 4. For example, in the Financial Year 2018/2019, the approved budget was Kshs59,418,512,759. The enrolment for that year was 2,810,655. The requirement in order to meet that enrolment was supposed to be 62,520,209,820, based on the capitation figures of Kshs1,420, Kshs15,042 and Kshs22,244. The deficit, as you can see, there is Kshs3,170,568,934. The rates of disbursement come to Kshs21,140.45 instead of the Kshs22,244. In the Financial Year 2019/2020, the approved budget was Kshs59,419,942,418. The enrolment for that year was 2,948,062. The actual requirement should have been Kshs65,575,691,128. The deficit is Kshs6,156,748,710. The rate disbursement then comes to Kshs20,155.59. In the Financial Year 2020/2021, the approved budget was Kshs59,421,865,698. The enrolment was 3,396,322. The actual requirement was Kshs75,547,786,568. The deficit there is Kshs16,125,985,973. The rate disbursement then comes to Kshs17,495 from the Kshs22,000 that is required. In the Financial Year 2021/2022, the approved budget was Kshs62,421,865,698. The enrolment was 3,587,081. The requirement was supposed to be Kshs79,791,029,764. The deficit is Kshs17,369,456,555. The rate disbursed was Kshs17,401. In the Financial Year 2022/2023, the approved budget is Kshs64,000,421,865. The enrolment is 3.6 million, almost 3.7 million. The requirement was supposed to be at least The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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