TSC to recruit 16,000 junior school teachers in 2026
A total of 16,000 junior school intern teachers will be employed in 2026 to support the Competency Based Education (CBE).
The recruitment will happen after the July 2026 national budget.
Making the revelation, Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Ogamba said this will go a long way to address the staffing crisis in Grades 7, 8 and 9.
CS Ogamba was speaking during a Citizen TV’s ‘Elimu Mashinani’ segment held in Kilifi on September 23, 2025.
He said the government has so far recruited a total of 76,000 teachers and this will increase to 100,000 by January.
He however raised uncertainty over confirmation of the current serving junior school teachers who are anticipating conversion to pnp after their one year contract.
This is after he said the teachers will be confirmed ...










