The Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) has flagged over 10,000 discrepancies in academic credentials out of 47,000 names submitted for verification, Chairperson Stanley Kiptis has revealed. The flagged cases have been returned to the respective institutions for clarification in line with data regulation laws.
Speaking at Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu during a public participation forum, Kiptis emphasized the agency’s ongoing efforts to curb fraudulent certifications through a centralized qualifications database.
“Following a 2022 directive, we are working with other agencies to authenticate qualifications. We are also developing a national database, supported by the Ministry of Education and other partners, where all awarding institutions will upload certifications. This will serve as a ‘one-stop shop’ to verify credentials from basic education to university, eliminating fake certificates,” Kiptis stated.
