By Faith Nyabuto The education sector is facing a crisis as several schools have complained of not receiving capitation funds due to unverified accounts. According to Basic Education Permanent Secretary Bitok, about 3,000 schools, including more than 1,200 secondary schools and 600 junior secondary schools, have so far received the funds. However, nearly 29,000 schools […]

By Obaigwa Alex The Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has exposed staggering misuse of taxpayers’ money within Kenya’s Ministry of Education. A special audit for the 2024-2025 financial year unveiled that billions of shillings were channeled into non-existent schools, funds that were meant for legitimate education programs. Out of 33 schools sampled, 14 phantom institutions received […]