Kenya’s Classroom Crisis: 39,000 Teachers Left Without Work

By The Weekly Vision Reporter

Shocking revelations have emerged indicating that over 39,000 registered teachers aged 45 and above remain unemployed in Kenya, with some nearing retirement age. The data, tabled before Parliament by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), has sparked outrage among lawmakers and ignited a renewed push for reforms in teacher recruitment.

According to figures presented by Acting TSC Chief Executive Officer Eveleen Mitei, the oldest unemployed teacher on the commission’s register is 59 years old, born in 1966. Two others are aged 58, born in 1967, and another is 55, born in 1969. A majority of those still without employment were born between 1970 and 1978, despite being professionally qualified and registered with the TSC.

“As at June 2025, there are 39,017 registered teachers who are 45 years and above but are not employed by the Commission,” Ms Mitei told MPs sitting on the National Assembly’s Education Committee.

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