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    "id": 92827,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/92827/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Ongeri",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Head 841, Teachers Service Commission, has been allocated a sum of Kshs94,859,213,725. This amount will service both the Teachers Service Commission Secretariat and the payment of teachers’ salaries. During the current financial year, the Government will spend Kshs94,560,000,000 on teachers’ salaries and on TSC secretariat salaries. This includes Kshs6.6 billion earmarked for the second phase of the teachers’ salary award negotiated in the year 2008. A further sum of Kshs303 million will be used to finance the operations and maintenance expenses of the Teachers Service Commission Secretariat. Under Head 845, School Audit Unit, Kshs43,129,559 is provided for this unit, which is charged with the responsibility of auditing all public schools and public tertiary training institutions to ensure proper utilisation of the funds. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, under Heads 837 and 862, Provincial and District Education Services, a total sum of Kshs2,099,529,679 has been allocated under Sub-Head 860 for the provincial and district services. Head 863, Kenya Institute of Education, is allocated Kshs674,384,810. This will be used to finance an additional cost of Kshs80 million to be able to purchase the equipment for the School Broadcasting Services. Basic education will get a chunk of Kshs11,364,880,524, and Post-Primary Schools will get Kshs110 billion to finance free primary education and free day tuition institutions. For special secondary schools like Thika School for the Blind, Joy Town School, Physically Challenged and Handicapped, Gucha, and Joyland, Mombasa, will be allocated Kshs100 million. Early childhood development centres got Kshs394,378,304. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Directorate of Basic Education has been allocated Kshs9,390,026,148 for the services of Free Primary Education. The School Feeding Programme will attract Kshs611,993,531. Primary Teacher Training Colleges will be allocated Kshs197,106,008 for their services. Special primary schools have been allocated Kshs210 million to be able to cater for their services. The Kenya Institute of Special Education has been allocated Kshs341,376,465, out of which Kshs91,376,465 will be given as grants from the Government to run some of these institutions, the rest being Appropriations-In-Aid (A-In-A). Under Sub-Vote 312, Quality Assurance Standards, a sum of Kshs241,070,000 will be given for servicing this aspect of education. Under Secondary and Tertiary education, free day tuition has been allocated Kshs17,357,710,466. The Directorate of Policy Planning has been allocated Kshs135,977,000. In all, the Department of Adult Education gets Kshs1,092,915,225. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, under the Development Expenditure, we require a total Kshs9,510,664,593. Under this heading, there will be administrative costs, Kshs4 billion; planning, Kshs4 billion; contract Teachers, Kshs2 billion; national schools upgrading, Kshs750 million. We have decided to upgrade all the national schools, which have been provided for in the Estimates. Tree nurseries and seedlings, 315 million, and purchase of computers for schools, Kshs980 million. The Kenya National Examinations Council will be given a subsidy of Kshs130 million, with the rest of its requirement being raised as A-In-A through charging of examination fees. The Teachers Service Commission has been allocated Kshs30 million to complete its headquarters. Therefore, what remains is for District Education Services, Kshs104,400,000. The Kenya Institute of Education has been allocated Kshs70 million to be able to improve the education channel. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are getting support from our development partners as follows: The World Food Programme, Kshs1,045,509,038; United Nations Children Education Fund (UNCEF), Kshs645,000,827; The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Kshs136 million; Government of Kenya Infrastructure Development, Kshs302,407,352. Together with all this, we will be able to service the various programmes under the development agenda. We have made a provision of Kshs193 million for secondary and tertiary education for the provision of science laboratories under various programmes, including SMASSE and the Counter Fund in respect of Kebabii Secondary School. Mangu and Maseno High Schools have been given a special programme for rehabilitation with an extra strength of Kshs176 million and others, Kshs5.6 million. In conclusion, we have an amount of Kshs20 million to cater for the refurbishment of Kakamega, Ahero, Murathagari, Isinya and Kitui Multi-purpose Training Centres. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank the hon. Members for their continued support to the education sector, particularly in the development and improvement of the infrastructure in our schools. I encourage them to continue supporting us in our endeavour to increase the capacity of our institutions to enrol more students, and thereby improve our transition rates from the primary school level to the secondary school level. I beg to move, and ask hon. Kajwang to second this Motion."
}