Around 10,000 teachers honoured State House invitation today 13th September 2025 hosted by President William Ruto.

Those present during the meeting included Knut, Kuppet, Kepsha, Kessha, and Kusnet members.

Take note of these abbreviationsKnut – Kenya National Union of TeachersKuppet – Kenya Union of Post Primary Education TeachersKepsha – Kenya Primary School Heads AssociationKessha – Kenya Secondary School Heads AssociationKusnet – Kenya Union of Special Education Teachers

A number of things came out during the meeting which was full of expectations.

1) President Ruto honoured teachers and valued their work

Ruto acknowledged that teachers are the cornerstone for the country economy to thrive and jump ship from third world to first world.

He compared Singapore which looked like a slum and was in same state as Kenya sixty years ago but has now transformed immensely largely due to education and good governance.

“Teachers are Kenya’s greatest resource and patriots. They spend extra hours shaping the destiny of our children. We are indebted to these heroes,” said President Ruto.

2) 23,000 CBC classrooms built, Open University and TVET and University funding

“That is not all. We have built 23,000 classrooms, established the Open University of Kenya, and introduced a student-centred higher education funding model that supports learners while increasing resources for universities and TVETs,” he said.

3) Teacher hiring to hit 100,000 by January 2026

“We have also addressed concerns over the Competency-Based Curriculum, injecting clarity and smooth transition and hired 76,000 teachers. We will enhance this figure to 100,000 by January to boost the teacher-student ratio,” he said.

4) Education funding increased to sh 702 billion

“In the last three years, we have increased the education budget from Sh540 Billion to Sh702 Billion, the largest increase in our history,” he said.

5) Delocalization to be completely eliminated

President Ruto has directed a review to eliminate any remaining vestiges of teacher delocalisation.

6) Analyze total unemployed teachers aged 45 and above

He has also ordered the Ministry of Education and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to analyse how many teachers aged 45 and above remain unposted.

7) Increase teacher promotions to 50,000 per year

Ruto has promised to increase the promotion slots from 25.000 to 50,000, with funding raised from Sh1 billion to Sh2 billion.

8) Establish CBE Centres

Ruto has promised to approve the proposal to establish centres in every sub-county to support CBE curriculum delivery.

9) Teachers to get 20% of all Housing Units

The President has vowed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with teachers to allocate 20 per cent of the Affordable housing units to teachers.

9) Promotion of all SNE teachers

The President has promised to promote all teachers with special needs by one grade.

10) Hasten NSSF benefits

Ruto has promised to ensure NSSF benefits are ready within ten working days, with a goal of reducing this to one day.

He also promised to replace the fixed Sh200 NSSF contribution with a 6 per cent employee contribution and a matching 6 per cent from the government to guarantee a decent retirement package.