Pressure is increasing on President William Ruto’s administration due to new allegations of extensive financial misconduct within the education sector. Rights activists are now calling for thorough investigations, accountability, and comprehensive reforms in response to claims of ghost schools and ghost learners receiving public education funds.A civil society group,
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Education CS Ogamba Orders Action Over 800,000 Ghost Learners
Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba of the Ministry of Education has initiated disciplinary and criminal proceedings against educational officials and school leaders following a nationwide audit that revealed tens of thousands of ghost learners, costing the government Ksh91 million annually.During a press briefing on February 13, 2026, Ogamba highlighted that the
New 2026 Senior School Fees: Govt Scraps Day School Charges
The ministry of Education has announced a transformative new fee structure for all public senior schools in Kenya, set to significantly influence how parents prepare for secondary education starting in 2026.This updated fee structure officially nullifies Gazette Notice No. 1555 of 2015, modernizing a nearly decade-old policy to address inflation
Amisi Questions High School Placement as Parents Seek Top Schools
Saboti MP Caleb Amisi doubts Kenya's high school placement process. Parents of 2025 KJSEA students have kept messaging him. They want the MP's help to place kids in prestigious schools.On January 2, 2025, Amisi posted on his X account. His inbox overflows with pleas. Parents seek spots at schools like
Schools Reopen as Government Releases Ksh 44.2B Capitation
Education Ministry to Open Second Grade 10 Placement Review
The Ministry of Education plans a second round of Grade 10 placement changes. This comes after the first seven-day period ends on Monday, December 29. Many student requests for school transfers got rejected.Principal Secretary Julius Bitok for Basic Education noted the flood of applications. Most aimed at a few top
2025 KJSEA Results Released: How Learners Can Access Their Scores
The Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment results for 2025 have been officially published by the Ministry of Education.On Thursday, Education CS Julius Migos stated that learners, parents, and schools can now access the results via both online and SMS platforms.To verify the results online, users should access the Ministry's selection
Kenya to Replace Paper Degrees with Digital Verifiable Credentials – CS Kabogo
Kenya is preparing to phase out traditional paper degrees in favour of digital, verifiable credentials, a shift which the government says will revolutionise the country’s education and job market systems. Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy (MICDE) William Kabogo announced the plan when he was opening a stakeholders’