Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development is yet to pay publishers more than Sh9 billion for textbooks supplied to public schools.
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It has now emerged that the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) is yet to pay publishers more than Sh9 billion for textbooks supplied to public schools.
The institute is blaming the backlog on the lack of a clear policy governing the procurement and funding of learning materials.
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