By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorThe Teachers Service Commission requires Sh82 billion to recruit teachers in the next five years. Due to the shortage, schools have been forced to employ own teachers, which means additional burden on parents. PROMOTIONSPresently, TSC estimates an overall teacher shortage of 96,345 — 38,054 at the primary school and 58,291 in post-primary. QUALIFICATIONSAccording to the plan, TSC had 317,069 teachers on its payroll as of last June in 30,892 schools. “These include 217,291 teachers serving in 22,263 public primary schools and 99,778 teachers serving in 8,629 public post-primary institutions.

Source: Daily Nation March 07, 2019 01:52 UTC