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60,000 tutors decline transfers to teach in Junior Secondary School

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Tom Mboya Junior Secondary School pupils catch up with technology during the launch of the 5G network by Safaricom in conjunction with Huawei at Swahilipot in Mombasa. [Charles Omondi Onyango, Standard]

About 60,000 primary school teachers are not interested in teaching in Junior Secondary Schools.

Teachers Service Commission has employed 30,000 teachers in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS), but is struggling to find teachers in some parts of the country.

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