Every academic certificate in Kenya is suspect; EACC
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EACC (Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission) warns that Every academic certificate in the country is questionable
EACC (Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission) warns that Every academic certificate in the country is questionable.
Speaking on Saturday, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Executive Officer Twalib Mbarak said the country must find a way to deal with the issue of fake certificates.
“Every academic certificate in this country is now questionable for your information,” Mbarak said.
According to the CEO of the anti-graft organization, there is a genuine problem with forged certificates being on the loose around the nation, and steps need to be taken to identify a long-term solution and apprehend those responsible.
“If you arrest one criminal, nine are on the loose,” revealed Mbarak when he addressed the World Day against Corruption in Murang’a on Saturday.
Mbarak wondered what would happen if the campaign against fake certificates is ramped up to all levels of government including the legislature.
“So in Parliament, I don’t know what will happen….the same case to the central government. We need to see how to address the issue of fake certificates,” he said.
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The CEO revealed that EACC recently received a letter from the Attorney General’s office seeking mutual assistance on someone who purported to have a degree from a university in a neighbouring country.
”He is a CEC in a county in charge of mining and the letter was in bold that this certificate is fake, we managed to capture one,” Mbarak said.
The EACC’s warning comes at a time when there have been claims of persons presenting fake academic certificates to employment agencies in the country.
Recently, the Kenya National Qualifications Authority and the EACC said that one-third of employed Kenyans are not qualified for their jobs.
The two state agencies said the Kenyans got those jobs using fake academic papers, sometimes with the complicity of recruitment panels.
EACC revealed to Members of Parliament that some employers, including universities, are fully aware they are hiring and promoting employees with fake certificates.
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