The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) needs Sh70 billion to recruit 98,461 teachers for both junior secondary and high school in order to address the current shortage, the Senate heard yesterday.
Chief Executive Nancy Macharia, who appeared before the Senate National Cohesion and Equal Opportunities Committee, denied claims that the commission had failed in its recruitment role, leaving it to politicians to dish out employment letters in villages.
Macharia told the committee, chaired by Marsabit Senator Mohammed Chute, that the commission has so far recruited 68,313 teachers for JSS on permanent and pensionable terms.
This followed a question by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, who sought to know why enough teachers had not been hired to ensure quality learning for pupils. "I would like to inform the Senate that if TSC is allocated Sh70 billion, we will be able to employ all the teachers needed in our schools.
