Government to train more local teachers for North Eastern region; DP Gachagua
DP Rigathi Gachagua reveals government plans to train more local teachers in North Eastern
DP Rigathi Gachagua reveals government plans to train more local teachers in North Eastern.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said the government was looking into ways to ensure that more local teachers are trained to fill the gap left when non-local teachers leave due to threats from terrorist attacks by al-Shabaab militants.
He made the remarks during a meeting with UK High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott at his Harambee House Annex office in Nairobi on Thursday, 12 January 2023.
“When teachers leave, local schools suffer, with youth out of school often becoming vulnerable to recruitment to violent extremism,” he said.
The meeting was focused on sustainable security and development in the North Eastern.
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UK High Commissioner Jane Marriott urged the government to consider having more women teachers as a way of encouraging girls, who have for long been subjected to repugnant and retrogressive practices such as female genital mutilation and early marriages.
“Kenya is a strategic country for the UK and the rest of the world. That is why we seek to deepen our partnership in development, diplomacy, and defence,” she said.
DP Gachagua said the government will launch development projects in northeastern Kenya to address the challenges the region has faced.
The UK in collaboration with the government is set to start implementing a three-year development project aimed at countering insecurity and improving the welfare of the people of northeastern Kenya.
The Deputy President thanked the UK for leading the North-East Kenya and Borderlands Initiative (Nekbi), which will launch various projects next month.
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