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Kakamega, Bungoma, Kitui and Homa Bay counties have been allocated the highest number of the 10,833 teachers elevated from primary to junior secondary school (JSS).

A county-by-county breakdown released by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) shows that Kakamega got 943 teachers followed by Bungoma with 672, Kitui 624, Homa Bay 436, Meru 517, Kisumu 501, Makueni 490, Nakuru 486, Machakos 471, Migori 463, Siaya 371, Busia 351, Bomet 293, Kisii 284 and Trans Nzoia with 283.

The other counties are Uasin Gishu 257, Narok 256, Nandi 247, Vihiga 239, Kericho 238, Kilifi 230, Kiambu 222, Tharaka Nithi 175, Nyandarua 163, Kajiado 141, Kwale 133, Nairobi 117, Embu 113, West Pokot 111, Nyamira 110, Muranga 109, Baringo 108, Elgeyo Marakwet 82, Nyeri 75, Laikipia 74 and Taita Taveta 67.

Counties in marginalised areas got the lowest number of teachers.

New curriculum

Garrisa and Mandera counties got the lowest allocation of seven each followed by Tana River with 17, Marsabit 21, Isiolo 22, Lamu 28, Samburu 32, Kirinyaga 42, Mombasa 47 and Turkana 54.

The teachers were required to have reported to their work stations by February 19 in order to reduce the shortage of teachers that has been occasioned by the introduction of the new curriculum.

TSC Chief Executive Nancy Macharia told MPs two weeks ago that the teachers had applied for promotion through a online platform.

“The commission has done thorough verification of personal files and identified 10,833 primary school teachers with the requisite qualifications to teach in secondary schools as eligible for deployment to junior secondary schools,” said Macharia.

She added: “The mapping process of primary school teachers eligible to teach in junior secondary schools is a continuous process and verification of the mapped files is still ongoing to identify more teachers eligible to be posted to Junior Secondary Schools (JSS).”