Mombasa County Governor Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir has called on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to ensure equitable distribution of teachers across counties, saying some regions continue to experience serious teacher shortages while others have more teachers than required.
Speaking during the opening of the Kenya Comprehensive School Heads Association (KECSHA) Conference in Mombasa, Nassir said the persistent imbalance in teacher deployment has disadvantaged schools in underserved regions for years.
He urged TSC to ensure the equitable deployment of the 100,000 newly recruited teachers to address longstanding staffing disparities and improve the quality of education across the country.
The governor noted that some schools have struggled to secure enough government-employed teachers, forcing them to rely on Board of Management (BOM) teachers, while other counties have adequate government staffing.
He argued that proper distribution would help address the disparities and reduce the financial burden on parents and school communities that have been forced to hire additional teachers.
On early childhood education, Nassir said the Mombasa County Government had formally employed all its Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers, eliminating the need for parents to pay Board of Management fees at county ECDE centres.
He added that the county was also providing capitation and free daily meals to approximately 13,000 learners, ensuring that children from different backgrounds could access early childhood education without placing an additional financial burden on their families.
Nassir said the county's investment in ECDE was aimed at making early childhood education accessible and affordable while supporting parents and improving learning outcomes.
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