Grants will be provided to low cost boarding primary schools to cater for operational costs at an estimated budget of Kshs 4,000 per child annually. This programme will be rolled out to boarding primary schools to be constructed in each constituency in ASAL districts to improve access and reduce regional disparities.
Similarly, the government has been providing grants to all public secondary schools in the ASALs districts (as part of affirmative action to address equity) for development expenditures. This benefits the districts of Mandera, Wajir, Ijara, Garissa, Moyale, Marsabit and Isiolo. The sector will continue this programme within the Plan period to ensure quality and equal opportunities. This programme will also target secondary schools in pockets of poverty within other districts
Increased GER and NER for non-formal and ASALs schools