[Opposition coalition NASA leaders during a past event. They have vowed to implement the free secondary school education programme within 90-days should they win the presidency. Courtesy: The Star]
Opposition coalition NASA leaders have said only them can implement the free secondary school education programme.
Both NASA and Jubilee have pitched their campaigns around the programme.
According to NASA, they have promised to implement the programme within 90-days of their elections, whereas Jubilee is pledging to roll out the programme beginning next year.
But speaking on Monday during a NASA rally in Machakos, Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka claimed credit for the programme, insisting that he first flouted it during his 2007 presidential campaign.
At the time, the former Vice President came a distant third in a hotly contested election that saw the then head of state Mwai Kibaki sworn in as president controversially.
"When I was campaigning in 2007, I was the first to assure Kenyans that under my government, there will be free secondary education. I am now Raila's running mate. We will ensure there is a supplementary budget and no student will pay school fees from September," he said.
Both Jubilee and NASA have since picked up the programme as selling point ahead of the August polls.