Recruitment of JSS Interns stopped
Recruitment of JSS Interns stopped
Recruitment of JSS Interns stopped
Hiring JSS interns has ceased. In the event that the Finance Bill is rejected, 46 000 intern Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers who meet the requirements for Permanent and Pensionable (PnP) periods may find themselves without employment.
President William Ruto gave the National Treasury instructions on Friday, June 28, 2024, to create supplemental estimates that would cut spending by the amount of money anticipated to be received from the Finance Bill, which he refused to sign.
In order to remove every clause, the Head of State sent the Bill back to the National Assembly.
The end consequence will be a Ksh346 billion decrease in spending that will impact all three branches of government, namely ministries, departments, and agencies.
Ruto consequently instructed the National Treasury to tell all Principal Secretaries in different ministries to cut the Financial Year 2024/25 budget across all operations in order to align the budget with the new Fiscal Framework.
The downsizing would affect the 46,000 JSS intern instructors who have been waiting impatiently for their confirmation since 2023.
According to Education News, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) would get KSh18.5 million less due to projected budget cuts by the National Treasury.
The Commission has been directed by the Treasury to defer the employment of JSS intern teachers and the confirmation of interns to PnP.
A KSh8.3 billion budget cut to the state department of Higher Education and Research has an impact on other state agencies under the Education docket.
Furthermore, KSh2.1 billion has been removed from the cost of differentiated units and KSh3 billion has been cut out of the budget for infrastructure projects.
A total of KSh1.6 billion has been taken out of the budget for school infrastructure, and KSh1.8 billion has been taken out of the school feeding program.
The state department of Basic Education will lose KSh3.4 billion as a result of these measures.
The state department of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions would also receive a smaller initial budget allocation of KSh800 million.
