A verification exercise by the Ministry of Education has so far exposed over 50,000 ghost students in Kenyan secondary schools, raising concerns about inflated enrolment data and resource misuse. This discovery comes as only half of the institutions have been audited, suggesting the problem could be more widespread.

• More than 50,000 ghost students identified in secondary schools across Kenya.
• Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok presented these findings to the National Assembly Education Committee.
• The verification is only 50% complete, indicating the final number of ghost students may be significantly higher, and there's a hint of potential "ghost schools."