A sweeping audit of primary school records has exposed glaring weaknesses in data management, leaving thousands of learners vulnerable to missing out on government support this term. The exercise, which scrutinized submissions from schools across all 47 counties, flagged 3,485…
Thousands of primary school learners across Kenya risk being sidelined from crucial government capitation after 3,485 schools were flagged in a nationwide audit for errors in their data submissions. The review, covering all 47 counties, revealed multiple cases of schools…
A sweeping Ministry of Education audit has uncovered a major capitation scandal, with more than 50,000 secondary school students flagged as “ghost learners.” The scheme, if unchecked, could have cost taxpayers more than Sh1.1 billion annually. The discovery was revealed…
The Ministry of Education has warned that Kenya’s student population may drop by nearly 10 percent after an ongoing audit revealed tens of thousands of ghost learners across schools. Early findings suggest secondary schools are the most affected, with over…
Kenya’s education sector has been rocked by a damning audit that found more than 50,000 ghost learners in secondary schools. The fraud could be draining the public purse of at least Sh1.1 billion annually, based on the capitation rate of…
A nationwide Ministry of Education audit has exposed a shocking trend in secondary schools: more than 50,000 students listed in official records cannot be traced. The anomaly has raised fears that taxpayers may have lost over Sh1.1 billion annually in…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has unveiled a new policy aimed at professionalising school administration through stricter qualifications and rotational transfers. Under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) framework, principals of secondary schools must now hold a master’s degree, while head teachers…
Despite President William Ruto’s directive abolishing the controversial delocalisation policy, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has retained a transfer requirement in its new promotion guidelines. According to the commission, no school head will be allowed to serve in their home…
Teacher unions have strongly opposed the Teachers Service Commission’s (TSC) new requirement that principals and deputies in secondary schools must hold a master’s degree. The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT)…