A 26-year-old man was on Thursday, November 3, charged in court with forging a degree certificate that helped him to secure a bank job.
The suspect was said to have forged a university degree certificate in Computer Science, claiming that he got second-class honours on December 17, 2021.
He was luckily hired as a cyber security analyst after applying and undergoing interviews with the bank’s human resource management.
However, a background investigation conducted on the purported degree ascertained that it was not issued by the said institution.
The court also found out that the accused’s name did not appear on the printed version of the graduates' list.
He was freed on a cash bail of Ksh 100,000 after being charged with forging a document. The court was yet to set a date to mention his case.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) previously asked universities to act quickly to curb the fake degrees menace that has bedevilled the education sector.
EACC called on the leadership of academic institutions to jointly create a long-lasting solution to ensure that all certificates presented are original.
Among the measures, they were asked to come up with was barring the duplication of certificates.
"It is, therefore, important that concerted efforts that bring on board all concerned stakeholders be embarked upon to seek a lasting solution on how these vices can be curbed,
"Where such mechanisms exist, measures should be put in place to strengthen them and make the verification system foolproof," read the circular in part issued by the EACC.
The Vice Chancellors and university councils were also urged to work with the Commission for University Education to provide verification of documents when called upon.
