Garissa Govt Managing Director Arrested
Garissa Govt Managing Director Arrested
Dolal Mohamed Mohamud, the managing director of Garissa Water and Sewage Company, was detained by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption and Commission (EACC) on Thursday.
Mohamud had falsified his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate in order to be admitted to a university.
Eric Ngumbi, the spokesperson for the Commission, confirmed the arrest and stated that although the suspect had a D on his KCSE, he had forged a phony certificate granting him a C+ (Plus), which he used to get admission to 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.
An important step has been taken in the Commission’s campaign to expose public servants who possess phony academic credentials with this arrest.
Bishop David Oginde, the chairperson of the EACC, stated at the start of the week that anyone discovered to have obtained employment using forged certifications will be required to reimburse their earnings.
“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.
While responding to the recent unfavorable news about PSC personnel, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura criticized the inadequate hiring procedures’ recruitment methods.
Because more support personnel than technical staff is employed despite staff establishments, Mwaura added, “staff shortage, especially technical staff, was found to be another gap across government.”
According to an earlier claim from the same source, Nigeria was thinking of adding degrees from Kenya to its blacklist after observing a growing tendency of graduates gaming the system. Forty-five higher education institutions were already affected by the blacklisting of Benin and Togo.
