The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission said it is looking into 172 cases of alleged academic certificate forgery.
According to EACC Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi, the cases involve senior government officials.
“Today the problem of fake academic qualifications has become rampant in Kenya, it is prevalent particularly in the county governments and at the moment the commission is investigating 172 cases reports of falsification of academic qualifications,” Ngumbi said.
The cases include senior persons serving in public service who are alleged to have degrees, diplomas, and KCSE academic certificates that are fake.
“These are the allegations and those 172 reports are under investigation. At the moment we have 13 cases of a criminal nature that are pending before the court involving individuals who include public officials some senior,’ Ngumbi said.
He added: “For example, there is a sitting Member of Parliament before the court so these are matters at different stages of hearing seeking to have these people punished for forgery of academic certificates.”
The Public Service Commission discovered rampant forgery of academic certificates by government employees in August, following investigations that could result in many being fired.
It was revealed that the Public Service Commission (PSC), the civil servants’ employer, had quietly launched an investigation into fake academic papers that targeted all government employees hired in the last ten years.
The investigation began in October 2022, shortly after President William Ruto took office.
