Nairobi County Public Service Board intends to commence comprehensive verification for all academic and professional certificates for staff. [File, Standard]The Nairobi County employees have been asked to submit their academic documents for fresh verification in a bid to push out staff with fake papers. The County Public Service Board said this was triggered by communication fromthe Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). If their documents will be found in our records and they don't submit for verification, then it means they used fake papers," Oyangi added. Recently, Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said people using fake academic papers are a serious threat to institutional integrity and national development.

Source: Standard Digital January 06, 2026 18:20 UTC