President Ruto: 50,000 teachers to be promoted in 2026/27 financial year

Fifty thousand teachers will be promoted this financial year, President William Ruto has announced, making it the largest teacher promotion exercise undertaken in a single year in Kenya.

President William Ruto presiding over World Teachers Day in Kasarani, Nairobi County on October 5, 2026. Photo: PCS

The President said the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) had already advertised 34,016 promotion opportunities, but directed that the number be increased to 50,000.

“The Government will provide additional funding to make this possible,” he pointed out.

Speaking during World Teachers’ Day celebrations at Kasarani Gymnasium in Nairobi on Monday, President Ruto stated that the Government had doubled the teacher promotion budget from Ksh.1 billion to Ksh.2 billion.

Since the President took office in 2022, 126,462 teachers have been promoted, more than under any previous administration.

Source: Citizen Digital