President Uhuru Kenyatta, accompanied by Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiangi, Education CS George Magoha and Interior PS Karanja Kibicho, when he paid a surprise visit to Dean Achesa's workshop in Umoja, Nairobi, to inspect the progress in the production of furniture set to be supplied to public schools.
The ministry said some 622,357 lockers and chairs would be supplied to 5,136 public primary schools and 5,254 secondary schools before they reopen.
Every selected primary school will receive 70 desks while a secondary school will get 50 lockers and chairs.
The government has explained how it arrived at the cost of desks, chairs and lockers to be supplied to primary and secondary schools amid concerns of overpricing by carpenters.
President Uhuru Kenyatta said the government plans to pay Sh3,800 for a secondary school locker and chair.
