How audit exposed 800,000 ghost learners and 200 schools that existed only on paper
Discrepancies expose gaps in systems used to capture, verify and update school enrolment data.
Two million primary school learners are missing from government education records.
A government exercise to establish why thousands of schools were missing from capitation records exposed weaknesses in the Ministry of Education’s data management systems, leaving some 800,000 learner enrolment records unverified, and some 200 schools that only exist on paper, raising questions about how public funds were allocated to schools.
The nationwide verification exercise found 800,000 excess learner records, according to President William Ruto.
The number of young people heading primary schools remains low.
He made the pronouncements amid longstanding concerns over career stagnation in the teaching profession.
The report uncovers a 'pretextual' pattern of over-reporting in senior schools.
It is not clear how long the government used erroneous data to fund education programmes.
Justice Nabil Orina rules that the commission violated her right to fair administrative action.
The petition challenged Kerich's suitability for office following his conviction for contempt of court.
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