DCI Launches Crackdown on Kenyans Holding Fake Academic Documents

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a crackdown on employees holding fake academic certificates.

The clampdown targeting those in formal employment will be conducted through a collaboration between the DCI and the Kenya National Qualifications of Authority (KNQA).

The move follows a meeting between DCI director George Kinoti, KNQA chairman Dr. Kilemi Mwiria, and KNQA director-general Dr. Juma Mukhwana on Tuesday, where they agreed to form an inter-agency team to deal with fake certificates fraud in Kenya.

Speaking during the meeting, Dr. Mwiria said many people with fake academic papers are holding formal jobs at the expense of deserving and well-educated Kenyans.

“We are working with all stakeholders to eradicate this practice that is denying Kenyans with genuine academic documents, an opportunity to benefit from their hard work in school,” he said.

Dr. Mukhwana said: “We used to turn away people with fake academic qualifications and now with the partnership, the authority will hand them over to DCI.” 

Dr. Mukhwana indicated that a third of Kenyans employed in the formal sector hold fake academic documents.

“We are also working together with universities, TVET, and foreign institutions to ensure that the country has genuine and quality qualifications,” said Dr. Mukhwana.