Relief for schools as education receives lion's share of budget, scooping Sh628.6 billion in allocations

Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u during the presentation of the 2023/24 budget. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The education sector has received Sh628.6 billion, making it the largest allocation compared to last year's budget.

Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u stated that this amount accounts for approximately 27.4 per cent of the government's total budget estimates, which amount to Sh3.6 trillion.