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Audit uncovers 50,000 ghost learners in secondary schools as verification hits 50 per cent
Audit uncovers 50,000 ghost learners in secondary schools as verification hits 50 per cent
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 17, 2025

Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok told the National Assembly’s Education Committee, chaired by Julius Meli, that the verification exerc...

State to re-register all schools under KEMIS to eliminate ghost schools
State to re-register all schools under KEMIS to eliminate ghost schools
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 05, 2025

The move follows revelations that Sh1.3 billion from the school infrastructure fund had been diverted to non-existent institutions in what MPs describ...

Education stakeholders urge EACC, DCI to probe Sh3.7 billion ghost schools scam
Education stakeholders urge EACC, DCI to probe Sh3.7 billion ghost schools scam
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

The audit, covering four financial years from 2020/21 to 2023/24, shows that fake schools and ghost learners consumed billions in government funds, ev...

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