The National Police Service Commission verified degree certificates for 3,739 officers in 11 counties at the end of phase one of the vetting. The certificates are held by junior officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Kenya Police, and Administration Police. Most of those who submitted their certificates fall in the ranks of constable, corporal, sergeant, and senior sergeants. All cops who got degrees while in service and elevated to job group "J" were demoted back to job group "F" and their salaries slashed in March and April pending the ongoing authentication of their degree certificates. The rationalisation is targeting those that forged degrees and colluded with the human resources department to be awarded unjustified promotions to the job group "J".

Source: The Star June 06, 2018 07:07 UTC