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TSC plan shows teachers shortage in Kenya rose to 92,000

TSC Chairperson Lydia Nzomo with Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i and Ms Macharia after a meeting. [PHOTOS: GIDEON MAUNDU/ STANDARD]

MOMBASA: The teachers’ employer has launched a Sh16 billion strategic plan that acknowledges the need to address teacher deficit.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) admits there is a huge staffing challenge occasioned by the rising number of children under the free education programme and the increasing number of new schools.

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