Calls for talks to address shortage of teachers for junior secondary

Momokoro Junior Academy director Tobias Werema during the first day of Junior Secondary School on January 30, 2023. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

Public institutions are facing an acute shortage of Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers, with some having no single tutor or intern weeks since schools reopened.

Although the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has hired 21,550 interns, they are still not enough, and furthermore, most of the interns have specialised in History, Geography, Kiswahili and Religious studies.