Government Changes Tune on Employing Teachers as Reality Dawns

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Friday, November 18, 2022 –Government has retracted its initial plan of recruiting 58,000 teachers as earlier promised.

William Ruto’s government had promised to absorb a whopping 58,000 unemployed teachers but has made a sharp a about-turn on the promise and now it will be employing only 30,000 staff citing tough economy.

In its effort to bridge the staffing gap in many public schools across the country, Education Cabinet Secretary, SC Ezekiel Machogu, said it will not overstretch at first due to existing difficult economic situation in the country.

“We had promised 116,000 teachers, but because of the nature of the economy, we are going to do it progressively.

“So, this coming January, we are going to recruit 30,000 teachers and will improve thereafter,” Machogu told principals at an event held in Kisii School on Thursday, November 17.

But during campaigns and even after his swearing in, President Ruto promised to make sure 116,000 unemployed teachers are given jobs within his first year in office.

This sudden change of mind now leaving his administration at a precarious corner over a series of failed promises; as reality dawns on it.

The new CS Machogu has said this initial hiring is meant to make sure the transition to Grade six junior secondary is not interfered with as it had been planned by the old administration.

“Our children who are doing their CBC exams will know whether they will be hosted in primary or secondary school following instructions from the President,” the CS explained.

At the moment, all teachers’ union in the country including KNUT and the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) are in full support of the new president but recently cautioned that it will be difficult to continue working together should the he fail on promises he made to teaching sector.