University starts 10-day crackdown on staff with fake papers

The Technical University of Kenya (TUK) has started authenticating academic and professional documents for all its permanent and contract staff in a plan aimed at weeding out the unqualified from its workforce, reports Business Daily Africa.

TUK Vice-Chancellor Benedict Mutua said the 10-day authentication exercise started on Monday 11 December and will be carried out by a select committee. Once the deadline lapses, the university said, any staff member whose certificate will not be authenticated will be struck off the institution’s payroll.

The Commission for University Education has in the past raised the alarm over the increased use of fake degrees to secure jobs in both the public and private sectors.
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