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State of the Free Primary Education Funds in Kenya 2004-2008A Civil Society ReportA simulated case studyAbout FPEDuring the 2002 general elections, the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) made the provision of free primary education part of its election manifesto. Following its victory, on January 6, 2003 the Minister for Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) launched the Free Primary Education (FPE) to fulfill NARC’s election pledge. Fees and levies for tuition in primary education were abolished as the government and development partners were to meet the cost of basic teaching and learning materials as well as wages for critical non-teaching staff and co-curricular activities. The government and development partners were to pay Kshs. 1,020 for each primary child in that year. Following the NARC intervention in January 2003, it was estimated that the NER rose from around 6,314,726 to 7,614,326 by the end of the year, representing a 22.3% increase nationally. Funding of FPEThe initiative for free primary education has been strongly supported by the donor community. Encouraged by the public response and the Kenyan governments political will, reflected in the disbursement of $6.8 million in emergency grants to provide for basic classroom needs including textbooks, UNICEF donated $2.5 million, and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) donated $21.1 million. In 2004 additional grants of $50 million from the World Bank and $10.6 million came from DFID and the Swedish International Development Agency. The World Food Programme ($13.9 million) and OPEC ($9.9 million) too have contributed to making the programme a success.Upto $500million has been offered in assistatnce over the past four years between 2004-2008, with the British government providing at least half this amount of $200million in that time.Misuse of FundsTwo months ago the media leaked a story implicating MoE officials in misapporpriating more than $40million over the 4 year period between 20