Fake certificates could land you in jail, authority warns
(Front from left) Dr Julius Jwan, PS for Technical and Vocational Education, CEO KNQA Dr Juma Mukhwana, CAS Education Zack Kinuthia and Chairman KNQA Council Dr Kilemi Mwiria pose with the Kenya National Qualification Authority book during a presser at Uchumi House in Nairobi on Wednesday August 19,2020.
KNQA council chair Dr Kilemi Mwiria said the current education and training system in the country is fragmented leading to varied quality of qualifications.
Education chief administrative secretary, Zack Kinuthia, said the qualifications body should be given power to arrest and prosecute academic fraudsters.
Mr Kinuthia said globally, qualifications authorities have prosecutorial powers and that has significantly minimised academic fraudsters.
The Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) has begun streamlining the education system in the country with an aim to rid it of fake certificates and degrees.
KNQA council chair Dr Kilemi Mwiria said the current education and training system in the country is fragmented leading to varied quality of qualifications.
