Could the Commission— (i) Provide a detailed report on the distribution of teachers per c…

Question

The Member for Likuyani (Hon. Innocent Mugabe, MP) to ask the Teachers Service Commission: - Could the Commission— (i) Provide a detailed report on the distribution of teachers per county, including a breakdown of the number of teachers, identified deficits, surpluses, and any action taken to address these discrepancies including the number of teachers recruited from 2021 to 2024 and criteria used in their deployment? (ii) Clarify whether there is a plan for addressing concerns relating to the teaching of Grade 9 students under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), including roles and responsibilities of Senior Secondary School teachers versus Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers? (iii) Outline the strategies being implemented by the Commission in collaboration with Ministry of Education to ensure the balanced distribution of teachers across counties, particularly in marginalized regions, and the measures in place to address any imbalances, including any timelines for implementation? (iv) Provide the status of confirming intern teachers including details on the number of intern teachers the government plans to confirm; the criteria that will be applied; and the timeline for their confirmation and integration into the teaching service?