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Cost hiccup mars Sh1.9 billion schools desks

The Sh1.9 billion desks project is facing a challenge as carpenters contracted to assemble the school equipment push for higher prices.

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha had said each of the primary school desks would cost Sh2,500 as lockers and chairs cost Sh3,800 under the Economic Stimulus Programme for public primary and secondary schools countrywide.

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