Thursday, September
18, 2025 - Lawyer Ndegwa Njiru has accused President William Ruto’s
administration of using ghost schools as part of a covert strategy to
manipulate the 2027 General Elections.
In a statement issued on Thursday, September 18th,
2025, Njiru questioned the Ministry of Education’s admission of ghost students
while denying the existence of ghost schools, calling the move politically
calculated.
“Surprisingly, the Ministry of Education has only
acknowledged the existence of ghost students but denied the existence of ghost
schools.”
“Is it because Kasongo must maintain these ghost schools as
strategic polling centres for the 2027 elections?” Njiru posed, suggesting that
the phantom learners must be registered somewhere - likely in these fictitious
institutions.
His remarks followed revelations by Basic Education
Principal Secretary, Julius Bitok, who confirmed that the ongoing school data
verification exercise had uncovered thousands of ghost learners.
The Ministry now estimates a potential 10 per cent drop in
the total number of students nationwide.
Critics have blasted the Government for allegedly funding
non-existent schools while neglecting genuine institutions in need.
Recently, Njiru linked the recent lifting of ID vetting in
border counties to a broader electoral scheme.
He alleged that the move could enable mass registration of
non-citizens, inflating voter rolls in favour of the ruling party.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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