Kenya: Wetang’ula Raises Alarm Over Teacher Shortage in Rural Schools, Calls for Urgent Redistribution

The National Assembly Speaker, Moses Wetang’ula, has raised concerns over the acute shortage of teachers in rural schools and urged the Ministry of Education to ensure urgent and planned redistribution of staff to address the imbalance.

Speaking at St Francis Kolongolo Girls Secondary School in Kwanza Constituency, Trans Nzoia County, on Saturday, Wetang’ula said the disparity in teacher deployment across the country was alarming and needed immediate intervention.

He noted that the…