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Medical scheme to help get rid of ghost teachers in Kenya

The new Sh5.9 billion medical scheme for teachers will be a double victory for the State. Not only will the scheme afford teachers better medical cover, but it will also help smoke out ghost workers in the profession.

The 288,000 teachers under the cover will undergo a mandatory biometric registration process with the details kept by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

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