TSC had proposed that 12,626 teachers be recruited annually for four years from 2018, at a cost of Sh8.3 billion per year.

But last year, the commission was given funds to recruit 8,700 teachers this year. Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has announced that the Ministry will provide Sh16 billion for infrastructural development from this month.

Meanwhile, Kenya National Union of Teachers secretary-general Wilson Sossion said: “We cannot talk of quality education when schools have a serious shortage of teachers,” he said.

Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers Secretary-General Akelo Misori regretted that teachers are overburdened, which can compromise the quality of education.

Currently, there are 312,000 teachers in the country, with another 290,000 trained but still unemployed.

TSC had proposed that 12,626 teachers be recruited annually for four years from 2018, at a cost of Sh8.3 billion per year.

But last year, the commission was given funds to recruit 8,700 teachers this year. Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has announced that the Ministry will provide Sh16 billion for infrastructural development from this month.

Meanwhile, Kenya National Union of Teachers secretary-general Wilson Sossion said: “We cannot talk of quality education when schools have a serious shortage of teachers,” he said.

Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers Secretary-General Akelo Misori regretted that teachers are overburdened, which can compromise the quality of education.

Currently, there are 312,000 teachers in the country, with another 290,000 trained but still unemployed.