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Originally published by Kenyanstop
February 16, 2026
13h ago
Mystery as Govt Audit Leaves Out 500,000 Students

The audit comes after the Ministry of Education audit, where it revealed that there were 87,000 ghost students who were being capitalised over Ksh1 billion...
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Kenya's Ministry of Education's recent audit report is facing scrutiny after over 500,000 students were left unverified, raising concerns about the accuracy of enrolment data and capitation funding. The audit, intended to clean up enrolment records, primarily relied on digital documentation, potentially excluding many students physically attending classes but lacking complete digital registration.
- Over 256,000 junior secondary students were unaccounted for when comparing Ministry of Education data (2.95 million) with KNEC data (3.2 million).
- Education CS Julius Ogamba announced the nationwide verification exercise to streamline capitation funding.
- A significant discrepancy of 721,000 learners was found in primary schools, with Ministry of Education reporting 4.82 million learners compared to KNEC's 4.1 million.
- The Ministry's data for secondary schools showed an increase of 87,000 students between January 2025 and May 2025, despite no new admissions, with sources suggesting inflated numbers for capitation.
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