Ogamba: 343,485 tutors not hired, no salary increment for JSS heads

Education CS Julius Ogamba when he appeared before the National Assembly PIC Education and Governance Committee chaired by Wanami Wamboka to deliberate on issues affecting institutions of higher learning, at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on April 25, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has said 343,485 registered teachers are not employed by the government.

Ogamba on Wednesday told the Senate that recruitment by the Teachers Service Commission is premised on, among other factors, the availability of funds and existence of vacancies.