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Kenya to spend Sh900 million on special education

Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Education Dr Fred Matiangi during Special Schools Heads Association of Kenya (SSHAK) annual Delegates conference at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, Nairobi on Monday, August 29, 2016. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: The government has allocated Sh900 million partly to ensure about 100,000 special needs children out of school join the institutions.

The allocation this year in grants is to increase the number of children accessing education especially for secondary level, said Education Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i.

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