Ten judiciary clerks will be dismissed from work for using forged Form four certificates to get jobs.
The 10 were among 916 clerks who were employed mid this year, judiciary Public Affairs director Naim Bilal has confirmed.
“They have been notified and given an opportunity to respond to the finding,” Bilal said, adding a disciplinary committee will sit later in November to discuss individual cases and make recommendations.
This discovery means the judiciary undertook a post-employment verification process of the 916 certificates rather than doing it before making appointments.
However, Bilal noted verifying the authenticity of academic and professional papers was a necessary practice in the government.
“An undercover police officer walked into the premise and left with a BA in criminology and security studies after paying Sh20,000," said Nairobi police commander Japheth Koome.
He urged employers and other institutions to work with authorities to verify the authenticity of certificates presented to them by job seekers and those applying for admission to institutions of higher learning.