The US government has given out Sh1.2 billion to assist non-formal schools in Nairobi and Mombasa slums. The money was given through the United States Agency for International Development.
The money will reach the schools through the Education for the Marginalised Children of Kenya in conjunction with the Education ministry and the Aga Khan Foundation.
Usaid mission director Erna Kerst said that most children in the urban slums who attend non-formal schools have been neglected for long by education stakeholders.