The CS had previously authoritatively stated
that the government did not have an allocation for the educators' permanent and
pensionable employment and that adjustments would not be made due to the
constraints occasioned by the withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024.
"We don't have resources for recruiting JSS teachers on
permanent, that I would be lying. We also don't have resources for the
additional 20,000," he said.
However the following day, Kiharu Member of
Parliament, Ndindu Nyoro who is the chairperson
of the National Assembly's Budget and Appropriations Committee said the
government had allocated monies to facilitate the permanent employment of JSS
teachers.
"I want to assure our
JSS interns that I am the chairman of the budget committee in the National
Assembly; we budgeted Sh 18.7 billion to confirm our JSS interns into permanent
and pensionable terms. All that money is available, so when they hear things,
they should know that as their brothers and sisters, we care about them,"
said Nyoro.
Now Mbadi has changed
the tune and said "It is
right that there are monies to convert the JSS teachers. I should have been
clearer; I was wrong on my end. There is Sh 22 billion available,”
The Political Eye
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