MPs want 5,000 teachers hired and 31,000 promoted

National Assembly’s Education Committee Vice Chairman Julius Melly. He said the country had a total shortage of 80,000 teachers. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

Members of Parliament have opened a way for the hiring of an additional 5,000 teachers. The MPs yesterday urged the Budget and Appropriations Committee to allocate Sh2.25 billion for hiring the teachers.

This will bring the total number of teachers who will be hired in the next financial year to 10,000. National Assembly’s Education Committee Vice Chairman Julius Melly (Tinderet) said the country had a total shortage of 80,000 teachers.