Please enable JavaScript to view advertisements.
×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Kenya’s Boldest Voice
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download App
×
The Standard Group PLC The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national and international interest.
  • Standard Group Plc HQ Office,
  • The Standard Group Center,Mombasa Road.
  • P.O Box 30080-00100,Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Telephone number: 0203222111, 0719012111
  • Email: corporate@standardmedia.co.ke

Education ministry to hire teachers after getting Sh544b

Parents and teachers of Arina Primary Kisumu carry Cyril Eratus who scored 410 marks in last years' KCPE exam [Michael Mute, Standard]

More teachers will be hired and additional classrooms constructed as the Ministry of Education received the lions share of the budget with an allocation of Sh544.4 billion. 

Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has been allocated Sh294.7 billion, university education gets Sh91.2 billion and some Sh15.8 billion given to the Higher Education Loans Board. National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani said some Sh64.4 billion will cater for the free day secondary school education and some Sh12 billion allocated towards free primary education.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Uncover the stories others won't tell. Subscribe now for exclusive access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902