More than half of the money set aside for buying .
A special audit by the ministry of education on the use of funds shows that 53 per cent of the funds do not reach the schools.
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The audit was conducted in select schools countrywide.
According to an earlier report by EACC, the education ministry had lost up to Sh18 billion in the last three years due to inflated prices.
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Education CS Fred Matiang’I said fraudulent and fictitious procurement processes are plaguing the education sector.
"We have special and needy children who cannot access learning materials. On the other hand, we are basically fiddling around with invoices and cooking up receipts and stealing money," he said on Monday during the Kenya Special School Heads Association annual general meeting at KICD.
Matiang’i said the audit will be made public and those found culpable will be dealt with according to the law.
"It will be cheaper for the
government to procure directly from Kenya Literature Bureau than through book sellers whose prices are marked up for profit,"
Matiang'i said.
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He adds this way schools will be able to eliminate fraud and cartels as there will be no need for tendering because it will be government to government deal.
"I am not convinced that a government school should go through a third party instead of procuring directly from another government agency," he said.