The Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji has urged form four leavers in Garissa to take up the teaching profession in order to bridge the huge gap of teacher shortage in the county.
Haji said as long as the local community shies away from the profession, the region will continue to lag behind in education due to teacher shortage.
Speaking in Garissa during the launch of Young Muslim Girls High School, the DPP urged parents to encourage their children to take up teaching as a career saying the region’s progress was suffering due to lack of adequate teachers.
The DPP gave a recent incident where the leaders from North Eastern held a meeting with officials from TSC to discuss teacher shortage.
The leaders were told that no local students who want to be teachers.
On his part, area Governor Nathif Jama said he will support those willing to join teaching profession through payment of their fees as well as investing in girls schools.
The issue of teacher shortage in the region has become a thorn in the flesh of parents, students, leaders, and education stakeholders.
According to records from TSC, Mandera is faced with a shortage of 1,849 and 517 teachers in primary and secondary schools respectively.
In Wajir the shortage in primary school stands at 1,414 and secondary 51 teachers while in Garissa county the shortage is 913 in primary schools and 651 for secondary schools.