Twalib Mbarak, Chief Executive Officer of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), says he received threatening phone calls from political aspirants being investigated for using forged university diplomas.
The EACC CEO promised to complete investigations into all candidates for various elective seats who have forged academic credentials in order to assist the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
“This is where we have reached in this country, we have crooks who are now aggressive fighting the system. You have fake academic papers, and you have the guts to call the CEO of EACC, wewe unanimaliza. (You want to finish me).I have been called,” Mbarak said.
The EACC CEO chastised politicians for intimidating independent institutions in order to circumvent the law, which he claimed has weakened state institutions.
“Here in this country, we have people with fake papers, and they have the guts to come and abuse the institutions, chest thumping saying they have degrees. How can you have a degree when you don’t know your classmates?” Mbarak posed.
Mbarak stated that political candidates with questionable academic credentials are now using the legal mechanism to circumvent the mandate of investigative bodies.
“People now are taking advantage of the legal systems and that is why we say we should not give up. We should support IEBC, EACC and judiciary as well as the citizens,” the EACC CEO said.
