Ghost Students Scandal in Kenya: How Billions Were Lost and How NEMIS Changed Education Funding
Introduction: A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight For years, Kenya’s secondary education funding system operated on trust-based enrollment reporting. Schools would submit student numbers, and government funding—known as capitation—would be allocated based on those figures. But in 2017, a shocking discovery exposed deep cracks in this system. During a surprise inspection, then Education Cabinet Secretary,…