The government has ordered a fresh verification of educational certificates for Kenyans in both the public and private sectors.
The exercise is set to be conducted in partnership with the Ethics and Anti-Graft Commission (EACC) and will be undertaken through a nationwide crackdown on certificates as it seeks to recover over Ksh460 million acquired by employees who used fake certificates.
According to EACC, public sector offices are leading in employees with fake certificates, and the crackdown will not spare them.
EACC raised an alarm that the rate of employees being employed with fake certificates has increased to an alarming rate, necessitating the crackdown. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Chief Executive Officer Mr.
