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Fears over free school cash

The British Government wants action taken before it resumes support for the Free Primary Education programme, high commissioner Rob Macaire told reporters when he visited the Africa Sports and Talents Empowerment Programme offices in Eldoret on Wednesday. Photo/JARED NYATAYA

Parents and teachers are worried that more donors will suspend support for free primary education (FPE) over misappropriation of funds.

This follows the United States Government’s suspension of a Sh525 million grant to the Ministry of Education. The US cited scandals in the ministry and the government’s laxity to address them as the reason for freezing the grant.