Teachers Service Commision (TSC) lists how counties will share 5,000 new teaching jobs

The Government has announced the recruitment of 5,000 teachers to bridge the growing teacher shortage. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) yesterday called for applications to recruit 2,338 secondary school teachers.

TSC Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia. She said all candidates who had previously applied but were unsuccessful could reapply. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

Another 2,662 primary school teachers will be recruited after the National Treasury allocated Sh2.3 billion for the exercise. But there will still be a teacher shortfall of 75,000 even with the new recruitment.