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Teachers in Homa Bay County are taken through a training on the competency-based curriculum at Homa Bay Primary School on April 23, 2019.

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Shortage of teachers to persist amid high exit rate

By  David Muchunguh

Editor – Education Hub

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • According to Teachers Service Commission (TSC), between 8,000 and 10,000 teachers exit the service annually.
  • The persistent shortage is a major challenge, especially to the implementation of the new curriculum.

Like a leaking can that never fills, more teachers are exiting the service every year than the government can replace them.

This means the country’s dream to improve teacher-learner ration remains a mirage as staffing gaps in public schools persist.

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