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Kenya’s children pay the price as illicit financial flows drain cash

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Twenty-three-year-old Margaret Wangari who hails from a small village called Gitugi in Muranga County
is in a bind.

Despite finishing her high school education from Gitugi Mixed Secondary School in 2013, Margaret cannot get her school leaving certificates or results slip.

“I still have an outstanding balance of Sh6500 ($62.58) and the school will not release those documents until I clear my balance. My younger brother also dropped out of school in form three because of lack of school fees,” said Margaret.

This is a story of the other side of the education system in Kenya, a situation the country can easily fix by sealing some loopholes that exist in Kenyan laws.

According to a report by Global Financial Integrity, revenue lost in Kenya due to trade mis-invoicing was in excess of US$907 million in 2013. This is about 8 per cent of total Kenyan government revenues, which could alone…

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