The Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) has asked President William Ruto to hire over 58,000 teachers as per his pledge in the Kenya Kwanza Education Charter.
While speaking during the celebration of the World Teachers Day, KESSHA National Chairman Indimuli Kahi noted that the number will assist the current shortage in the teaching force especially at the junior secondary level.
Mr. Indumuli added that they will submit their recommendations to the CBC taskforce.
Furthermore, KESSHA also called on the taskforce formed by President Ruto to address the thorny issue of the transition process from Primarily School to Junior secondary.
According to the Kenya Kwanza Education Charter, 58,000 teachers will be recruited during the first year of President William Ruto’s reign. This move is meant to ease shortage of teachers in Kenyan schools.
Moreover, the Education Charter notes that a similar number of teachers will be hired every year to plug the widening tutor-gap in public schools.
Nonetheless, William Ruto pledged to bridge the deficit in public schools within two fiscal years.
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“For each phase, we will hire 58,000 teachers when we form the government, to close that gap,’ Ruto said while he campaigned for the presidential seat.
He also mentioned that Sh25 billion will be set aside yearly for capitation, teacher training and recruitment in the marginalized areas so that all students have access to education.
Furthermore, the said charter proposed varieties of good things, such as the establishment of a national education fund to mobilize grants, bursaries, and scholarships from private and public sponsors to cater for non-tuition costs.
