Wajir County Member of Parliament Fatuma Jehow as urged students to enrol in education courses to help curb the teachers’ shortage experienced in the county.
Speaking at Furaha Girls Secondary School where she launched Sh 7.2 million in bursaries through the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) meant to target needy students, she said schools are understaffed and there should be immediate interventions to ensure this problem is done with once and for all.
“In Wajir County, you will see an entire primary school with only three teachers. That’s the main cause of our children getting low grades,” he regretted.
He promised to introduce a bill in parliament on salary increments for teachers so that the profession can attract the students who are through with Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations.
Wajir saw an exodus of teachers wanting out of the county back in 2020, after an attack staged by Al –Shabab militants which resulted to killing of three teachers in Qarsa, Wajir East Constituency in February 2020.
As a result, 15 primary schools were closed in Wajir East and some parts of Tarbaj Constituency which is boardering Somalia and students were forced to be taught by untrained teachers.
By Vostine Ratemo
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