This archive report was first published on 24 June 2021.
On June 24, 2021, Nairobi County unveiled its Ksh. 39.63 billion budget for the 2020/2021 financial year, with the education sector emerging as the biggest beneficiary.
According to the budget, Ksh. 1.3 billion has been allocated to enhance infrastructure and hire more ECDE teachers to cater to the increasing number of pupils.
Finance Chief Administrative Secretary (CEC) Allan Igambi stated that an additional Ksh. 420 million has been set aside for bursaries.
'We concur that a lot more needs to be done to maintain and better our standards,' Igambi said. 'We will therefore focus on hiring and training of more ECDE teachers to match the increased number of pupils, improving and expanding existing training infrastructure as well as integrating ICT in curriculum delivery.'
The county government plans to tighten parking and betting streams to fund the huge budget.
Nairobi Metropolitan Services will receive Ksh. 19.2 billion, with the remaining budget to be covered by the National Government.
