Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho at a past event. Photo/ the-star.co.ke
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has said he is not worried over the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission's (EACC) move to probe his primary education background.
The outspoken governor said it was unfortunate that the Commission was channeling its resources to investigating his academic qualifications instead of focusing on important matters like development.
"We've been told they have gone to ask for my details at my primary school. It is unfortunate that this drama continues instead of such energies being channeled to meaningful issues of development,” said Joho, as quoted by the Star.
"I am not worried. Let them investigate me...my stand will not change," he added.
This comes after detectives from the EACC launched investigations into the governor's primary education background.
The officers on Wednesday visited Tom Mboya Primary School in Mombasa, where Joho says he studied.
School head teacher Suleiman Babu confirmed the visit by the detectives.
The EACC also sent a letter to the school’s head teacher, seeking information on the governor’s education at Tom Mboya Primary School.
“The commission is informed that Ali Hassan Joho was a pupil at Tom Mboya Primary School and sat for primary school examination sometimes on or about the years 1989,” reads the letter dated March 28, 2017.
The anti-graft body said in the letter it will collect documents and information on the probe before today, April 5.
“Our officers will be available to collect the documents and information on or before April 5, 2017.”
Less than a week ago, the High Court of Mombasa issued a temporary order barring the police from arresting and prosecuting Joho over the alleged forgery of his KCSE results slip.
The ODM governor had recorded a statement at Mombasa Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) offices over the forgery claims.
The probe followed KNEC’s letter to the DCI that a 1992 KCSE results slip bearing Joho’s name was a forgery.
The results slip indicated that Joho scored a C+ (Plus).
The ODM deputy party leader later disowned the results slip, saying he sat for his KCSE in 1993 at Serani Secondary School and scored a D- (Minus).
The school, through Principal Abbas Juma Ulaya, said the governor was a bonafide student at the school.
"Joho enrolled at the institution on 22/02/1990 under admission number 326," Ulaya said.
"He sat for his KCSE examination in November 1993 under index number 16032063."