Tanzania, May 8 -- Dodoma. The government has unveiled a promising Sh2.4 trillion education budget for the 2026/27 financial year, placing higher education, research, science and innovation at the core of Tanzania's long-term economic transformation agenda.

Presenting his docket's 2026/27 budget proposals in Parliament yesterday, the Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Adolf Mkenda, said the spending plan is designed to strengthen the implementation of the 2023 edition of the Education and Training Policy while preparing the country for the demands of Vision 2050 and a technology-driven industrial economy.

He said the ministry's strategy for the coming financial year will focus on five major priority areas: implementati...