The National Police Service has launched an investigation to investigate whether the degree certificates presented to the IEBC by Senator Johnson Sakaja and Wavinya Ndeti seeking clearance to run for governor are genuine.
In a statement dated Saturday, June 18, the Inspector General of Police, Hillary Mutyambai, directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to move with speed and establish the authenticity of the certificates that were presented by the duo to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The statement noted that it is the responsibility of the NPS to investigate such matters and make its findings public.
“The National Police Service (NPS) has taken cognizance of the ongoing debate in the public domain on allegations touching on the genuineness of university academic certificates and supporting documentation presented to IEBC for clearance by some aspirants for political seats in the forthcoming General Election,” read the NPS statement in part.
“Owing to the constitutional and legal mandate bestowed upon it, the NPS has commenced criminal investigations into the genuineness of the certificates presented for clearance to the IEBC by two political aspirants namely Hon Johnson Sakaja and Hon Wavinya Ndeti and determine if any offense has been committed,” added the statement signed by police spokesperson, Bruno Shioso.
This comes just a day after Wavinya shared a letter reportedly acquired from London South Bank University confirming she was a student.
The letter indicated that the former CAS pursued a Computer Science Degree from September 1994 to July 1995, taking only 10 months to complete it.
On the hand, Sakaja has been given 10 conditions by the Commission for University Education (CUE) to ascertain if he indeed graduated from Team University in Uganda.
The conditions issued to Sakaja by CUE’s chairperson, Professor Chacha Nyaigoti Chacha, include an application for the course, letter of admission from the university, evidence of registration including Student ID, and course units taken among others.
Sakaja has already explained that he is in possession of all the required credentials and he is ready to present them to CUE in order to address the degree saga.
The two face a three-year jail term if found guilty of forging his academic degree certificate and transcripts.
