TSC in talks on hiring 58,000 new teachers as promised by Ruto during campaigns
Teachers Service Commission chairman Jamleck Muturi and CEO Nancy Macharia cut a cake to mark World Teachers Day at the Kenya School of Government in Nairobi on October 5, 2022.
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It would be the single largest recruitment of teachers ever and would push the number of teachers on the government payroll to 400,000.
If it comes to pass, the recruitment would be in line with President William Ruto’s campaign promise that, if elected, his government would employ 116,000 teachers in two years to bridge the current shortage in public schools.
TSC boss Nancy Macharia, however, did not provide the timelines for the recruitment.
There is hope for thousands of unemployed teachers following revelations that talks are going on between the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the Presidency on the possibility of recruiting 58,000 in the current financial year.
If it comes to pass, the recruitment would be in line with President William Ruto’s campaign promise that, if elected, his government would employ 116,000 teachers in two years to bridge the current shortage in public schools.
