She added that the commission urgently needed 22,000 teachers to take care of increased number of students occasioned by Free Day Secondary Education policy.
“Even with the recruitment, the teacher gap will still be wide. The teacher gap stands at 104,821 in the country,” said Macharia.
In a congratulatory tone the National Assembly Education committee chairperson Julius Melly supported the plan but asked TSC to engage other parties to ensure its success.
“I think that is a very good idea. It can solve teacher deficit problems and kindly pursue this with the other stakeholders so that you implement it amicably,” said Melly.
