TSC seeks Sh78b to hire 11k teachers in its ambitious plan

Teachers Service Commission CEO Nancy Macharia when she appeared before the National Assembly Education Committee on the budget estimates by the MDAs in Nairobi on June 15, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The teacher's employer has requested an additional Sh78 billion to hire more teachers in the next five years, as part of its five-year strategic paln.

Teachers Service Commission (TSC) said with the money, it will recruit additional 11,1870 tutors. TSC chief executive officer Nancy Macharia said this is part of its five-year strategic plan aimed at easing teacher shortage.