The government has promised to employ an additional 26,000 teachers by the end of September this year.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced this in Ndaragwa town, Nyandarua county, during the inspection of construction works of Ndaragwa Market, in Ndaragwa, at a cost of Ksh50 million.
He noted that this move is part of the Kenya Kwanza administration’s goal to employ 100,000 teachers within two years, as previously promised.
“This is a promise that we made to the electorate. So far, we have employed 74,000 teachers in the last two years. By September this year, we will have employed an additional 26,000 teachers,” noted Kindiki.
He emphasised that addressing the shortfall was aimed at improving education across the country.
“This is a promise we made to the residents. Teacher shortage has been the biggest challenge in this country, but we want to end it once and for all,” said the deputy president, adding that the government was committed to taking care of the welfare of teachers so as to improve the education sector.
“Without this, we will fail our children in matters of education. This is a matter of great concern to all of us,” noted Kindiki.
He also made an impromptu tour of the facility, accompanied by Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano and Ndaragwa MP George Gachagua. Kindiki assured residents that the project would be completed by the end of September this year.
At the same time, the DP said all stalled road projects will be revived and completed after the government allocated funds for their construction.
He also affirmed the government’s commitment to job creation programmes, especially for the youth.
On his part, Gachagua called on the government to issue title deeds to thousands of residents residing within Ndaragwa town.
“This is an issue that has never been sorted out by the previous governments. We are pleading with this government to solve this matter once and for all,” he noted.