William Ruto announces date 20,000 JSS contract teachers will be moved to permanent and pensionable terms

50,000 teachers set for promotion

50,000 teachers will be promoted this financial year, President William Ruto has announced. This would make it the largest teacher promotion exercise in a single year in Kenya. The President said …

William Ruto announces date 20,000 JSS contract teachers will be moved to permanent and pensionable terms

Kenya to recruit 120,000 teachers by December 2025 as Ruto expands promotions to 50,000 and funds permanent roles for 20,000 contract teachers from January 2027.

Ruto announces 50,000 teacher promotions, 20,000 permanent jobs in 2027

President William Ruto announced plans to promote 50,000 teachers in the largest single-year teacher promotion exercise in Kenya’s history. Speaking during the 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebrations, Ruto said the government would increase the number of promotion opportunities advertised by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) from 34,016 to 50,000. He said the government would provide [...]

Ruto Orders Promotion of 50,000 Teachers in Largest-Ever Annual Exercise

President William Ruto has directed the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to increase the number of teachers eligible for promotion this year from 34,016 to 50,000, in what he said will be the largest teacher promotion exercise undertaken in a single year. Speaking during the 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebrations at Kasarani Gymnasium in Nairobi on […]

Ruto Announces 20,000 New Teacher Jobs And Ksh4.9B Plan For 20,000 To Get Permanent Jobs

The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Ruto Announces 20,000 New Teacher Jobs and Ksh4.9B Plan for 20,000 to Get Permanent Jobs President William Ruto has announced plans the recruit 20,000 new teachers before the end of 2026 and to move 20,000 contract teachers to permanent, pensionable terms under a KSh4.9 billion plan. Speaking during the World Teachers’ Day celebrations at Kasarani Stadium on October 5, 2026, Ruto said Kenya ha…