President Ruto Secures USD 36.15 Million in Education Deals During US Visit
During his State visit to the US, President William Ruto secured deals for the education sector worth USD 36.15 million (Sh4,746,495,000) for programs in basic and higher education.
The largest beneficiary is the Kenya Primary Literacy Programme (KPLP), which will receive USD 24.5 million (Sh3,216,850,000) from USAID.
This program is a new five-year nationwide early-grade literacy initiative targeting learners in Grades 1, 2, and 3.
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It will be implemented in all public primary schools and select 1,500 low-cost private schools to improve literacy in English and Kiswahili.
USAID, in partnership with Kenya’s Ministry of Education, implements the program, popularly known as Tusome.
Most of the other supported programs are in higher education, including an exchange program reminiscent of the airlifts of the 1950s and 1960s initiated by Tom Mboya and John F. Kennedy.
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A brief from the White House indicated that as the United States and Kenya celebrate 60 years of bilateral relations, and recalling the positive and enduring impact of the Kennedy-era student airlift, the newly announced Kennedy-Mboya Partnerships support a new scholarship programme that promotes intellectual, academic, and innovative exchange.
President Ruto Secures USD 36.15 Million in Education Deals During US Visit
