Ghost schools Stories

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...

Audit finds classrooms, police posts and ICT hubs lying idle despite millions spent

Lucy Mumbi | Aug 22, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu’s latest audit shows that Sh101 million worth of projects across 18 constituencies have yet to serve their intended com...

Bill proposes wealth declarations for school bursars and their families

Maureen Kinyanjui | Aug 16, 2025

The Basic Education (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by Sirisia MP John Waluke, proposes lifestyle audits for bursars and accountants in schools and...

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

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...

Education CS Julius Ogamba put to task over Sh1.3 billion 'ghost school scandal'

Maureen Kinyanjui | Jul 25, 2025

The shocking revelations were brought to light during a parliamentary committee session on Thursday, where Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba w...