President William Ruto has announced an additional Ksh4 billion allocation to fund teachers’ career progression after the government, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), and teachers’ unions finalized and approved revised guidelines.
Speaking in Mombasa on Thursday at the Kenya Comprehensive School Heads Association National Annual General Meeting, the President revealed that the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) had signed off on the new framework, clearing the path for immediate rollout. Alongside the funding boost, Ruto pledged to promote 50,000 educators within the current financial year, a move he described as the largest single-year promotion exercise in Kenya’s history.
“The new career progression guidelines that we agreed with the Teachers Service Commission and the unions were concluded two days ago and approved,” Ruto said.
“The Salaries and Remuneration Commission, the body mandated to look into such regulations, has now approved, and the Government of Kenya is going to provide another KSh4 billion to facilitate career progression of our teachers,” he added.
Addressing Long-Standing Career Stagnation
For years, teachers’ unions have pushed the government to dismantle promotion bottlenecks that have stalled career growth across the profession. Addressing the gathering of school heads, Ruto noted that resolving these delays sat at the top of his administration’s education agenda.
“I know that was the most important question you wanted to ask.
