The government uses this database to allocate funds to schools and run other services, including the distribution of textbooks. By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorSecondary school principals have rejected the National Education Management Information System (Nemis), which the Ministry of Education uses to allocate funds to schools. IDENTITY DUPLICATIONUntil the error is addressed, the principals want the ministry to revert to the manual system of conducting headcounts in schools to determine the allocation of funds. The government uses this database to allocate funds to schools and run other services, including the distribution of textbooks. The Nemis system automatically flags cases of identity duplication and blocks the disbursement of money to the affected schools.

Source: Daily Nation May 21, 2019 06:56 UTC