Some 1,918 public primary schools do not have head teachers while another 1,441 secondary schools do not have principals. Kisumu County, on the other hand, has the biggest primary school teachers’ deficit of 4,317 across its 608 institutions. The report showed the leadership crisis in primary and secondary schools as a number of schools do not have heads. For secondary schools, Kitui County has the highest number of secondary schools lacking a substantive principal in 68 schools out of the total 452 institutions. In primary schools, other counties that have high primary school teacher deficits are Kilifi, which requires 3,344 tutors across its 543 schools.

Source: Standard Digital July 10, 2023 07:07 UTC