Sh8 billion infrastructure cash and scholarships up for grabs

A class session at Jehova-Jire Primary School in Nairobi’s Kasarani area. [Xinhua]

The scramble for the Sh8.2 billion infrastructure project aimed at improving quality education in public secondary schools has kicked off with some 5,000 institutions being considered.

It also emerged that mapping out of 18,000 needy students to benefit from the Sh5.2 billion scholarships has started with guidelines for selection being fine-tuned.