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Battle to control Sh8b budget fuels book wars

The control of Sh8 billion budget is at the centre of school textbooks controversy even as Ministry of Education defended distribution of the learning materials.

It emerged that a special meeting between secondary school heads and top ministry officials allowed supply of more books in a new plan to ensure each child progressed with their books to new class.

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