Governor In Shock After Audit Reveals 290 Staff With Fake Academic Papers.
Governor In Shock After Audit Reveals 290 Staff With Fake Academic Papers: The County Government of Migori has shared a snippet of a Human Resources audit conducted by Governor Ochilo Ayacko, which revealed that the county had about 290 employees with either irregular or fake academic certificates.
Some of the certificates scrutinized included the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE), the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and the Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE).
On his part, The Governor expressed his shock saying that the findings would be forwarded to the board on Friday.
“According to the report, a total of 290 county employees have no requisite academic qualifications,” he stated.
Further, The Governor revealed that the said certificates were sent to the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) which confirmed that 93 of the documents were fake while the rest are still being investigated.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has been on the hunt for government officials and employees who have fake or Forged academic documents.
In February the Public Service Commission (PSC) raised alarm saying that those with fake certificates were resigning to avoid being arrested while others requested early retirement.
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