Education budget rises by Sh70 billion

What you need to know:

  • She told Parliament on Monday, April 30, that Sh929.9 billion would be spent on funding development projects in 2018/19.

Dodoma. The minister of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Prof Joyce Ndalichako, has asked Parliament to approve a budget of Sh1.4 trillion for 2018/19.

That is bigger than Sh1.33 trillion of this fiscal year.

She told Parliament on Monday, April 30, that Sh929.9 billion would be spent on funding development projects in 2018/19.

According to her, as to March this year, the ministry received Sh1.005 trillion of the total budget for the fiscal year 2017/18.