President William Ruto speaking at the Kasarani Gymnasium during World Teachers’ Day celebrations, October 5 /SCREENGRAB
President William Ruto has said 20 per cent of homes being developed under the affordable housing programme will be reserved for teachers.
Ruto said the arrangement, agreed between the Affordable Housing Board, Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), will give teachers a dedicated share of units in affordable housing developments.
"In September 2025, the Affordable Housing Board signed an agreement with KNUT and KUPPET. Under that agreement, one in every five homes in affordable housing developments is reserved for you," Ruto said.
Speaking during World Teachers' Day celebrations on Monday, Ruto said the government was also working with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to make it easier for teachers to acquire the homes through a check-off system.
He said teachers would be able to make payments directly from their salaries.
"The Affordable Housing Board is working with the TSC on a check-off system so that you can pay for your home directly through your salary," Ruto said.
He said a dedicated team had also been established to support teachers seeking to acquire homes, while the government was partnering with teachers' savings and credit co-operative societies to develop financing options suited to teachers' incomes.
"To own a home, all you need to do is apply for your preferred unit through Boma Yangu," Ruto said.
The President said the housing arrangement was part of wider measures by the government to improve the welfare of teachers, including healthcare, remuneration and retirement benefits.
Ruto said teachers' access to inpatient healthcare had doubled from seven per cent to 14 per cent, bringing it on par with that of other civil servants.
He said teachers previously had access to inpatient care in about 900 facilities but could now receive the service in 3,871 facilities across national and county government facilities, faith-based and private providers.
"The results speak for themselves. Your inpatient access rate has doubled, from seven per cent to 14 per cent. It is now on par with that of other civil servants," Ruto said.
On remuneration, Ruto said the government was implementing the Collective Bargaining Agreement signed between teachers and TSC.
He said the first phase of the salary increase was paid last year, while the second followed in July. The 2026-27 budget, he said, provides a further Sh8.1 billion to keep the agreement on schedule.
Ruto also said the government was working to speed up the processing of teachers' retirement benefits.
He said TSC and the National Treasury began rolling out the Pension Management Information System on July 1, 2026, with teachers' records being uploaded.
The system, he said, is intended to enable teachers to receive their retirement benefits within 10 days of retirement once the rollout is completed.
"The agencies responsible have assured me that within three months, we will be able to pay a teacher's retirement benefits within 10 days of retirement," Ruto said.
