National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has lauded the Kenya Kwanza administration for employing 76,000 new teachers during President William Ruto's two-year tenure - a move he termed unprecedented.
Speaking in Igembe North, Meru County, Wetangula said the recent recruitments are proof that the current administration prioritises education.
According to him, another 24,000 teachers will be added to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) payroll in the current financial year, bringing the total number of teachers employed within three years of the current regime to 100,000. "Since President Ruto came to power, it is true that he has hired 76,000 teachers in two years.
In the current budget, we have allocated funds to employ an additional 24,000 teachers so that we have a total of 100,000 teachers employed within three years," Wetangula said. "Such has not been witnessed in this country since independence," he added.
