President William Ruto has highlighted his administration’s investment in education, citing the recruitment of 100,000 teachers, construction of 23,000 classrooms and increased school funding as key achievements under ongoing reforms.
Ruto said the government had increased school funding and ensured that resources were disbursed on time to strengthen the financing of learning institutions and improve the quality of education.
He noted that the government had also brought primary and junior schools together under a single comprehensive school management structure to improve coordination, financing and learning outcomes.
“To achieve this, we have increased school funding that is disbursed on time and brought primary and junior schools together, under single comprehensive school management, to strengthen financing and improve learning,” Ruto said in a statement.
The President further announced plans to recruit an additional 20,000 teachers next month, saying the move would help address staffing gaps in schools and strengthen the delivery of education services.
According to Ruto, the government had also invested in teacher promotion, career progression and welfare as part of efforts to improve working conditions and support educators.
The measures form part of the government’s broader education reform agenda, which seeks to strengthen school management, improve access to learning resources and enhance the quality of education across the country.
