Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi says money is available to employ the 20,000 Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers on permanent and pensionable terms.
The revelation comesa few days after he stated that the exchequer has no money to employ the teachers saying it is ill informed.
“Those who are saying there is money in the budget for JSS teachers are right. I am wrong and there is nothing with saying I am wrong,” he said.
The CS highlighted the existing cash crunch in the exchequer that would deny the teachers salaries for July to December.
He asserted that the conversion to permanent terms, which is set to occur in January 2025, has already been budgeted for.
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“What I should have made clear is that there is money in the budget for conversion of JSS teachers to permanent and pensionable from January 2025 and there is Kes 22 billion available.”
“I actually implied that there would be no money to pay them from July to December but I should have been very clear that there is money in the budget from January,” he said.
Further, he stated that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has also been apprised of the changes.
In a statement on X, the National Treasury asserted that the funds are available.
EMPLOYMENT JSS TEACHERS.
— The National Treasury & Economic Planning (@KeTreasury) August 25, 2024
1/2.The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning Hon John Mbadi assures Kenyans that funds have been allocated by the government to employ Junior Secondary School teachers on permanent and pensionable terms starting Jan 2025.
