MP Caleb Amisi warns teachers against complaints after State House payout
By Kenneth Mwenda, September 13, 2025Saboti MP Caleb Amisi has told Kenyan teachers to stop complaining about their working conditions and government policies following a meeting at State House.
The lawmaker criticised teachers for raising issues such as low pay and dilapidated schools, arguing that the government had already addressed their concerns.
In a post on X, on Saturday, September 13, 2025, Amisi claimed teachers had each received Ksh10,000 during the State House event. He said the payout meant they should not raise further grievances.
“No teacher should ever complain of government failure to address the plight, neither should they raise issues of dilapidated schools,” Amisi wrote. “Until Jesus comes, you are required to forever keep your silence.”
His remarks came shortly after President William Ruto met more than 10,000 teachers at State House on Saturday, 13 September 2025. During the gathering, Ruto announced that teachers would receive 20 per cent of the government’s Affordable Housing Programme. He said a memorandum of understanding would be signed to secure the allocation.
“Teachers are Kenya’s greatest resource and patriots,” Ruto told the meeting. “We are indebted to these heroes. In the last three years, we have increased the education budget from Sh540 billion to Sh702 billion, the largest increase in our history.”
The announcement drew cheers from the teachers, who responded with chants of “tutam” as they welcomed the housing pledge. Teachers became the second group to secure a share of the scheme, after the disciplined forces.
Teachers warn of crisis
However, the upbeat mood at State House came against a backdrop of growing discontent in the education sector. In July, teachers’ unions threatened to shut down schools over delays in the release of capitation funds. The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) said schools were paralysed by underfunding, with some principals struggling to keep learners in class.
The National Treasury had also admitted that the government lacks resources to fully finance free education. Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi told MPs that schools had not received the full amount required per learner for several years, warning that the situation was unsustainable.