Release Sh5b to hire 10,000 teachers, MPs ask Treasury

A parent escorting her child to school for Form One admission waits to board a matatu in Meru last week. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]

Pressure is mounting on the National Treasury to release Sh5 billion to employ an additional 10,000 teachers to support increasing students enrolling in secondary schools.

Members of Parliament yesterday faulted the Treasury officials for failing to release the funds to the teachers’ employer as the Ministry of Education implements the 100 per cent transition to secondary education.