Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has just unveiled the national budget for the year 2013/2014 at Parliament.
The total expenditure amounts to Sh1,640.9 billion while the gross development expenditures is estimated at Sh447.9 billion.
The total revenue estimates for fiscal year 2013/14 stands at Sh1,027.2 billion, comprising of Sh961.3 billion of ordinary revenue, and Sh 67.0 billion of appropriations-in aid.
The total revenue estimate represents an increase of 7.5 percent over the Budget Estimates for 2012/13.
Budgetary Allocations by Sectors
Education
Sh53.2 billion has been set aside for deployment of 1.35 million laptops to class one pupils, development of digital content, and building capacity of teachers and rolling out computer laboratory for class 4 to class 8 in all schools throughout the country. (Translates to Sh 17.4 billion each financial year starting from FY 2013/14)
Sh10.3 billion will go to free Primary Education.
Sh 2.6 billion for school feeding programme.
Sh 20.9 billion for free Day Secondary Education.