Financing options for fair Kenyan public education

George Magoha

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha sits on one of the new desks provided by the government at Ayany Primary School in Kibra, Nairobi on November 14, 2020. FILE PHOTO | NMG

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Education is a key determinant of economic growth, employment and incomes. It goes without saying that resources are required in order to provide education, but these resources are not free, necessitating the need to address the issue of education funding.

Education, as we all know, has both social and private expenses, leading to various types of funding including public and private sources.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.