The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Thursday arrested Dolal Mohamed Mohamud, the Managing Director, Garissa Water and Sewage Company who forged his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Certificate to secure admission for a University Degree.
The arrest was confirmed by the Commission's Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi who said that the suspect scored Grade D in his KCSE but forged a fake KCSE Certificate awarding himself Grade C+ (Plus) which he used to secure admission at the University of Nairobi.
Ngumbi said that the Commission will recover all the salaries and benefits that he has earned on the basis of the invalid academic qualifications acquired using a fake KCSE Certificate.
The officers from the Commission raided his office in Garissa Town and he was subsequently booked at Garissa Police Station where he will detained pending arraignment in court on Friday.
The arrest marks a major milestone in the Commission's fight to expose civil servants holding fake academic certificates.
At the beginning of the week, EACC Chairperson Bishop David Oginde revealed that individuals found to have secured jobs with fake certificates will be expected to refund their salaries.
“When the long arm of the law finally catches up with you, we shall recover all the money you got through that process,” he told the press after meeting Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o on Monday.
“Some countries are already beginning to blacklist our degrees and this would not be good for the young people of this country."
The crackdown comes on the backdrop of a Public Service Commission report which showed that more than 500 civil servants were serving in their positions while holding fake degrees.
The certificates often range between Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and University Degree.
Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura, while addressing the recent negative reports on PSC employees, faulted the poor recruitment process employed in the hiring processes.
“Staff shortage especially technical ones across government was also found to be another gap as there are more support staff than technical due to hiring of staff in disregard of the staff establishments,” Mwaura stated.
Kenyans.co.ke earlier reported that Nigeria was considering blacklisting Kenyan degrees after noticing an increased trend of graduates fooling the system. Togo and Benin were already blacklisted affecting 45 institutions of higher learning.
