ADVERTISEMENT In a bombshell revelation that has rocked Kenya’s education sector, a nationwide audit has unmasked 27 non-operational public schools still lurking as “active” in the government’s National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) – potentially funneling millions in taxpayer capitation to phantom institutions.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba dropped the hammer during the release of the School Data Verification Report, confirming that 10 secondary schools and 17 primary schools have been shuttered for years due to insecurity, community relocations, zero learners, or outright administrative closures. Yet, thanks to glaring oversight failures, these “ghost schools” continued to populate official records, raising red flags over massive resource wastage.
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