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Originally published by Citizen DigitalSeptember 17, 2025
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Ruto throws a Ksh.100M cast net for teachers in apparent takeover of TSC mandate
At State House, teachers not only walked away with a total of Ksh.100 million, as many things were promised to them...
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On September 13, 2025, President William Ruto hosted 10,000 teachers at State House, Nairobi, in a forum dubbed ‘Walimu na Rais’, where he made numerous promises and reimbursed them Ksh.100 million for transport. This event has raised concerns among observers regarding the executive's potential overreach into the mandate of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
- 10,000 teachers each received Ksh.10,000 as "transport reimbursement," totaling Ksh.100 million.
- President Ruto promised to promote special needs teachers, hasten NSSF benefits, adjust NSSF contributions, review teachers' medical cover, and address teacher promotions, functions typically within the TSC's purview.
- The President also promised teachers at least 20 percent of houses within the affordable housing units and plans for a sessional paper on education reforms within 45 days.
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