Cabinet met today at State House, Nairobi, Chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss important emerging issues./PSCUThe Cabinet has approved sh10 billion for the Presidential repeat polls as ordered by the Supreme Court.
In a session chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta and attended by Deputy President William Ruto, the Cabinet also approved sh25 billion to provide complete free day secondary education effective January 1, 2018.
"Requisite infrastructure will be provided through government initiative that leads to 100 percent transition from primary to secondary school."
In 2018, the Form One intake will cater for 1,003,552 learners sitting their KCPE this year. Of this 903,200 will join public schools, while 100,322 will join private ones.
They also approved a sh1.9 billion to settle the last of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), a legacy of the 2007/08 post-election violence.
IEBC had asked for sh12 billion for the repeat poll but will now be forced to make do with the available budget.