Kenya gets R259m free education boost

IOL: Kenya gets R259m free education boost

"Donors are injecting $24,2-million (about R159,7-million) into Kenya's free public primary school system, which was introduced after President Mwai Kibaki took power in 2003, the World Bank said in a statement Wednesday.

The funds will be directly disbursed to 18 000 primary schools throughout the country to purchase teaching and learning materials, the statement added."