Kenyan deputy president Gachagua latest public official to repeat misleading education funding statistic
Rigathi Gachagua inaccurately claimed that education receives 27% of the national budget. The real figure is 15.2%.
Rigathi Gachagua inaccurately claimed that education receives 27% of the national budget. The real figure is 15.2%.
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