Crisis of school leadership: Shock of 3,000 institutions without headteachers

Muhomo primary school English teacher Salome Burudi using digital learning devices to teach grade three pupils at their institution at Matete in Lugari on June 17, 2023. [Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard

Shocking details have emerged of more than 3,000 public schools that do not have head teachers.

New data also reveals counties with the biggest teacher shortage. Some 1,918 public primary schools do not have head teachers while another 1,441 secondary schools do not have principals.