National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has hailed President William Ruto’s administration for what he describes as an unprecedented achievement in Kenya’s education sector — the recruitment of 100,000 teachers within three years.
Speaking over the weekend in Meru, Wetang’ula said the Kenya Kwanza government had already hired 76,000 teachers between 2022 and 2024. He further revealed that the current national budget has allocated funds to hire an additional 24,000 teachers by the end of 2025, bringing the total to 100,000.
“This is the first time since independence that a government has managed to hire such a high number of teachers in such a short span. It is a historic feat,” Wetang’ula noted.
His remarks are backed by official government plans. According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the administration aims to push the total number of newly recruited teachers to 116,000 by 2027 as part of efforts to address the country’s long-standing teacher shortage.
Despite these efforts, the TSC estimates that Kenya still faces a deficit of over 98,000 teachers as of April 2025. The ongoing mass recruitment is therefore seen as a critical step in improving the teacher-to-student ratio, particularly in rural and underprivileged areas.
Wetang’ula urged the TSC to ensure fair deployment of the new recruits to regions most in need, and called on all education stakeholders to support the president’s bold reforms in the sector.
The Ruto government’s aggressive push in education staffing underscores its commitment to enhancing quality learning and fulfilling its manifesto promises under the Kenya Kwanza plan.
