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Six school heads to face MPs over audit queries

The committee, chaired by Luanda MP Dick Maungu, is examining Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu’s reports for the financial years under review, with the school accounting officers expected to respond to various queries.

Auditor-General defends staff after school heads allege audit extortion

According to the reports cited by The Standard, audits tabled before the National Assembly in August found cases involving unauthorised levies, spending without proper supporting documents, failure to collect outstanding fees, unexplained cash withdrawals, unapproved bank loans, weaknesses in procurement systems and questionable investments by some schools.

Limuru Girls denies inflating student numbers after audit query

According to the audit report for the year ended June 2024, NEMIS recorded 2,099 students at the school in September 2023, compared with 2,062 in the institution’s physical records.

MPs demand proof behind billions released using learner data

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) raised concerns that learner enrolment figures in the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) may not have been verified before education capitation was disbursed, citing issues in the Auditor-General’s 2023/2024 report. The Ministry says it will replace NEMIS with KEMIS and says capitation is ba

MPs back plan to limit Grade 10 admissions in bid to end school congestion

The proposal recommends that Cluster One (C1) schools admit a maximum of 10 streams, Cluster Two (C2) schools eight streams, Cluster Three (C3) schools five streams and Cluster Four (C4) schools three streams. Every stream would be limited to no more than 40 learners.

Educationist flags Sh1.2 billion annual loss in ghost schools scandal

For the FY2024/2025 period, the ministry received about Sh628.6 billion, while the FY2025/2026 proposal has risen to about Sh656.6 billion, reflecting increased spending across key education programmes.

Kenya to roll out digital Education database in two months, says Ruto

Ruto said the government was determined to seal loopholes that had allowed misuse of education funds for years.

Over 1.1 million learners left out as school funding gap widens

According to Bitok secondary schools have been hit hardest, with a shortfall of Sh76,995,346,067. Junior secondary schools follow with Sh31,981,877,799, while primary schools face a deficit of Sh14,048,116,230. Secondary special needs education also recorded a gap of Sh67,117,182.

Education audit finds 27 closed schools still listed as active

The review exposed large discrepancies in enrolment figures that influence how capitation funds are distributed. Primary school numbers fell from 5,833,175 learners listed in NEMIS to 4,947,271, a drop of 885,904 learners.

Education Ministry flags 34 headteachers in nationwide school data audit

Fourteen school leaders did not submit critical student information, while 20 are suspected of inflating enrolment numbers, undermining the accuracy of the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS).

Education audit flags major flaws in learner data system

The audit shows that errors in enrolment figures led to the removal of 547,637 learners from funding-eligible records. This represents a 4.7 per cent drop from the initial figures captured in Nemis and left over half a million learners listed as “unaccounted for” at the time the report was prepared.

Kenya uncovers 2,145 “ghost” primary schools in nationwide education audit

According to the report, 16,788 schools with 4.29 million learners received Sh1.22 billion after full verification. Another 3,979 schools with smaller enrolments—below 90 learners—also qualified for full payment amounting to Sh66.8 million. However, 3,065 schools that failed to submit accurate data were given only 50 per cent of their allocation, translating to Sh79.7 million for 280,900 learners based on data from the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS).

KICD refutes audit claims of Sh540 million loss, blames NEMIS data errors

KICD Chief Executive Officer Charles Ong’ondo also defended the textbook distribution process, saying all books were delivered based on official Ministry of Education data and aligned to the approved curriculum.

Ghost learners? MPs demand audit of school data system, Nemis