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State releases Sh9 billion as schools open for new term

Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i. (Photo: Boniface Okendo/Standard)

The Government has released Sh9 billion for the free education programme ahead of this week's reopening of schools.

Of the total amount, Sh5.5 billion will go towards building 2,000 new classrooms to increase the capacity of the current Form One places by 90,000.

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