TSC to recruit 5, 000 tutors on permanent and pensionable terms, 10, 000 intern teachers to seal glaring gaps in the teaching sector
At last, teachers who have been patiently waiting for the TSC recruitment process can take a deep sigh of relief after TSC Boss Dr. Nancy Macharia revealed plans by the Commission to recruit 5, 000 tutors on Permanent and Pensionable Terms and 10, 000 More on internship basis.
This revelation by the Commission provides a glimmer of hope for teacher graduates who have tarmacked for more than three years with the hope of landing a better paying job at the TSC.
While appearing before the National Assembly Education Committee, Nancy Macharia said that the Commission requires Kshs 1.2 billion to execute the plan.
This move is highly welcome especially now that the Commission has released a list of counties with bitting teacher shortages in Kenya.
According to the data released by the TSC, the North Eastern region leads with some counties recording up to 50 percent teacher shortages.
Most of the affected areas are largely hardship.
Below is a complete list of counties with biting primary school teacher shortages as of 2020
TSC list of Teacher Shortages per county as presented by Dr. Nancy Macharia on May 15, 2020
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TSC boss Dr. Nancy Macharia has released a full list of counties with the highest number of teacher shortages.
According to Dr. Macharia’s report presented before the Parliamentary Education Committee on May 15, 2020, Turkana County has got the highest primary school teachers’ deficit. According to the TSC report, the county requires 1, 762 TSC teachers to effectively implement its 100 percent transition policy. This translates to 51.4 percent.
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In the second position comes Mandera County with a teacher shortage of 48.6 percent. The education sector needs a total of 48, 173 TSC teachers to bridge the gap.
Bomet and Bungoma Counties on the other hand have got the highest number of BOM teachers these are 2, 130, and 2, 028 respectively.
BELOW IS A LIST OF COUNTIES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF TEACHER SHORTAGES: NAME, CURRENT TSC STAFFING, AND TSC STAFFING SHORTAGE
| COUNTY NAME | CURRENT STAFFING | TEACHER SHORTAGE | TEACHER SHORTAGE -PERCENTAGE |
| Turkana County | 1, 664 teachers | 1, 762 teachers | 51.4% |
| Mandera County | 1, 191 teachers | 1, 125 teachers | 48.6% |
| Garissa County | 824 teachers | 687 teachers | 45.5% |
| West Pokot County | 2, 489 teachers | 44% | |
| Wajir County | 847 teachers | 41.1% | |
| Narok County | 2, 272 teachers | 30% | |
| Kwale County | 1, 571 teachers | 30% | |
| Kakamega County | 13, 846 teachers | 3, 544 teachers | |
| Kitui County | 12, 717 teachers | 2, 974 teachers | |
| Bungoma County | 11, 396 teachers | 2,813 teachers | |
| Nakuru County | 10, 316 teachers | 1, 277 teachers | |
| Kirinyaga County | 30 teachers | 1.2% | |
| Kiambu County | 368 teachers | Less than 10% | |
| Uasin Gishu County | 5, 125 teachers | 422 teachers | Less than 10% |
| Nyeri County | 321 teachers | Less than 10% | |
| Nyandarua County | 329 teachers | Less than 10% | |
| Murang’a County | 423 teachers | Less than 10% | |
| Meru County | 705 teachers | Less than 10% | |
| Laikipia County | 241 teachers | Less than 10% | |
| Isiolo County | 78 teachers | Less than 10% | |
| Elgeyo Marak County wet | 347 teachers | Less than 10% | |
| Embu County | 367 teachers | Less than 10% | |
| Nairobi County | 407 teachers | Less than 10% | |
| Vihiga County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Trans Nzoia County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Taita Taveta County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Siaya County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Nyamira County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Nandi County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Mombasa County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Migori County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Makueni County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Machakos County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Lamu County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Kisumu County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Kisii County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Kericho County | 10 t0 20 percent | ||
| Baringo County | 10 t0 20 percent |
