Ghost students? Puzzle of 2 million primary school learners missing from ministry records
Puzzle of 2 million primary school learners missing from ministry records. Some registered schools have no learners on record.
Two million primary school learners are missing from government education records.
Education authorities are seeking to establish why more two million primary school learners are missing from its education records, raising concerns over the accuracy of enrolment data used to plan and finance schools.
According to Mr Mujumba Obwoyere, a senior official in charge of overseeing the deployment of the Kenya Education Management Information System (KEMIS), the system has captured about 5.05 million primary school learners against an expected 7.2 million in public and private institutions.
A severe structural disconnect has emerged as a result of the government's strict '100 per cent transition' policy.
They will answer queries on extra levies charged to parents, among others.
Petitioners claim portal errors are hiding schools and limiting learners’ choices.
Kenya’s proposed overhaul of the education system has exposed a split among the country’s two main teachers’ unions, with one demanding a halt to public participation while the other wants the...
Kemis failures are exposing wider gaps in learner data, funding and education planning.
MP Githinji said they provide a safe way to end the illicit brew problem.
There is concern over the apparent involvement of security officers in rising cases of abductions.
More than 15,000 public school administrators have praised Ruto’s administration.
- school
- ghost
- puzzle
- learner
- ministry
- record
- student
