She asked Treasury to provide Sh16 billion to enable the commission employ 68,000 intern teachers to address the shortage temporarily. The shortage, she said then, was occasioned by opening of new schools following the government directive to ensure 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary. Yesterday, Macharia said the situation on teacher welfare is bound to change with the implementation of the 2017-21 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Nzomo said the CBA has helped ensure teachers’ issues are dealt with through dialogues without strikes. “Teachers are critical to the realisation of the Big Four Agenda. We need teachers to train doctors, engineers and lawyers. That is how important they are,” said Nzomo. The celebration was also attended by union leaders who also used the platform to agitate for employment of more teachers and a more expansive insurance cover.

She asked Treasury to provide Sh16 billion to enable the commission employ 68,000 intern teachers to address the shortage temporarily. The shortage, she said then, was occasioned by opening of new schools following the government directive to ensure 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary. Yesterday, Macharia said the situation on teacher welfare is bound to change with the implementation of the 2017-21 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Nzomo said the CBA has helped ensure teachers’ issues are dealt with through dialogues without strikes. “Teachers are critical to the realisation of the Big Four Agenda. We need teachers to train doctors, engineers and lawyers. That is how important they are,” said Nzomo. The celebration was also attended by union leaders who also used the platform to agitate for employment of more teachers and a more expansive insurance cover.