An education activist has continued to pile pressure on Education CS Julius Ogamba following shocking revelations about the existence of 200 ghost schools across the country.

Davies Okombo has now called for the immediate resignation of the Education CS, arguing that such a massive corruption scandal could not have happened under his watch without accountability.

Speaking during an interview with a local radio station on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Okombo accused the Ministry of Education of failing Kenyans by allowing public funds to be lost through fake institutions and nonexistent learners.

Okombo painted a grim picture of the education sector while referring to findings by the auditor general, which exposed the existence of more than 200 ghost schools and over 887,000 ghost learners in the system.

The matter, which has since sparked public outrage, especially after President William Ruto acknowledged the existence of irregularities within the education sector.

The same findings by the auditor general further indicate that nearly Ksh1.2 billion has been spent on the ghost schools and learners, raising more serious concerns about accountability and oversight in the ministry.

“A forensic audit was done, in which, by the admission of His Excellency, the president stated that there are 200 ghost schools in Kenya and 887,000 ghost learners in Kenya. And we have this to say: ghost schools do not operate bank accounts, and ghost learners do not sign forms. They cannot find themselves in the information management system,” the auditor general noted.

Demand for order

The educationist questioned how such institutions were established and managed to operate for years without being detected by relevant authorities. He further wondered how banks in Kenya allowed the opening and operation of accounts linked to ghost schools and fake learners.

According to Okombo, the scandal points to the possibility of a well-coordinated network involving individuals within and outside government institutions.

Okombo’s petition

This comes days after Davies Okombo petitioned President Ruto and Members of Parliament (MPs) to urgently address what it describes as systemic failures within the Ministry of Education (MoE) that have contributed to the loss of billions of shillings meant for learners.

The petition comes at a time when Kenya’s education sector is facing a deepening funding crisis, with schools across the country struggling with delayed capitation, mounting debts and operational constraints that have disrupted learning in public institutions.