Tanzania, May 8 -- Dar es Salaam. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is expected to spend Sh1.96 trillion in 2024/25, about Sh200 billion more than its budget for the current financial year.

Part of this increase is intended to fund the implementation of the new education curricula, which partly kicked off in January.

The ministry was allocated Sh1.67 trillion for 2023/24, which enabled it to undertake key responsibilities, including completing the review of the 2014 Education and Training Policy.

Presenting his docket's 2024/25 budget estimates in Parliament in Dodoma on Tuesday, Education, Science and Technology minister Adolf Mkenda said the ministry plans to focus on five priorities aimed at improving the quality of ...