Students using laptops. [Photo/nation.co.ke]
The budget for school laptops has been cut by half to Sh6.7 billion in the year ending June.
This is after the state reorganised expenditure plans.
The Treasury had allocated an additional Sh13.4 billion to the programme in financial year 2016/2017, down from Sh17 billion the previous year.
The National Assembly has further cut it through the supplementary budget aimed at freeing funds to run the repeat presidential election set for October 26.
The Jubilee administration promised to deliver one laptop per Class One pupil upon its election in 2013 but the programme has been dogged by delays over costs.
Its implementation started in May last year with 150 selected schools, setting stage for a national rollout.