President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday halted the nationwide mass transfer of teachers by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
Uhuru explained that the move was meant to allow for a review of the process to ensure families were not broken up or negatively affected.
He further directed Education CS Amina Mohammed to conclude the review by the end of August.
"We are reviewing the policy guidelines on delocalisation of teachers to ensure that it is not implemented to the detriment of families," Uhuru stated.
The President highlighted the crucial role the education sector plays in the actualization of his Big 4 Agenda.
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"Without requisite education, our 'Big Four' agenda will remain a dream. It is on this understanding that my administration has committed to ensuring that every Kenyan child receives high quality and holistic education," he stated.
Teachers had been up in arms over the new guidelines which they maintained were drafted without consulting them.
Led by KNUT Secretary-General Wilson Sossion, they vowed to go on strike from next month in protest.
TSC chief executive officer Nancy Macharia explained that the delocalization process was meant to enhance national cohesion.
Over 1,065 head teachers have been transferred since the program was introduced in 2017.
Sossion welcomed the President's move but asserted that the strike had not been called off yet.
“Delocalisation is just one of the issues we are raising, we still have issues with performance contracts,” he noted.
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