The government plans to employ at least 800 untrained teachers to work in North Eastern Kenya, Deputy President William Ruto said on Thursday.
The deputy president said the untrained teachers to be hired by the Ministry of Education will fill the gap left by those who fled the region citing insecurity.
In a posting on his Facebook page, Ruto said the Ministry of Education will work closely with school management boards in recruiting the teachers under the guidance of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
To this effect at least 500 places in teacher training colleges around the country will be reserved for trainees from North Eastern Kenya for the next three years to ensure that there is continued supply of teachers to work in the region, he said.
“This is what we resolved to do during a meeting with Ministry of Education officials, the Teachers Service Commission and leaders from North Eastern led by National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale,” Ruto said.
He also said the Kenya National Examination Council has confirmed that there will be no special exams for candidates from North Eastern region as well as no delays in delivering the exams papers from the time the national exams begin later this year.