The government will employ a further 24,000 teachers by the end the year to boost teacher-learner ratio in public schools.

Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has announced that the recruitment will push the number of teachers hired in the last 2 years to 100,000.

76,000 teachers have already been hired across junior and secondary education levels to boost staffing levels and to help schools cope with the demands of the Curriculum-Based Education implementation.

A further 16,000 teachers will be hired from next year as the Government targets the 116,000 pledged in five years under the current administration.

The PS was speaking in Baringo High School while presiding over the school’s 60th anniversary.