Education Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i (photo/citizen digital)
Education Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i has disclosed that the government will develop a database that will help in identifying fake and genuine academic papers.
Dr Matiang'i who was speaking on Thursday at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) made it to the public a series of reforms to be implemented arguing that it is currently difficult to authenticate the quality of a diploma or a degree programme.
“What we are doing here is ending anarchy in the certification and qualification processes in the country. I think the rain started beating with the massification of universities in the country. Currently, you will meet 7 people who have studied for different periods yet they have the same certificate we need to put an end to that,” he said.
According to Matiang'i, institutions of higher learning will henceforth develop a policy plan on to avoid frustration of students when they apply for admissions in the same or other institutions.“I meet parent’s everyday who tell me that my son or daughter studied law in the UK or Australia and graduated then applied to enrol in the Kenya School of Law but was told they have to go to another university first to study some units. It is not clear what you need to do in order to go from point A to point B and that is what we want to change,” said Dr. Matiang’i.