Why nearly half of Kenyan teachers want to leave their profession

North Eastern teachers protest outside CID headquarters along Kiambu road in Nairobi following the summoning of Knut boss Wilson Sossion to appear for questioning for allegedly inciting them not to return to work over insecurity on Monday. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: Nearly half of Kenyan teachers are ready to quit their profession because of unfavourable working conditions, an international education conference heard Thursday.

According to a survey on the working condition of teachers across the globe, whose findings were presented at the ongoing Education International (EI) Conference in Nairobi, 45 per cent of Government employed teachers “want to leave the profession”.