President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party has confirmed submission of alleged fake credentials by aspirants seeking to vie on the party’s ticket on August 8.
The party secretariat on Wednesday said it had received complaints on the validity of academic papers of some of its aspirants.
Secretary General to the party Raphael Tuju said the credentials of some of the aspirants had been questioned by their competitors and other party members.
“We have received complaints, some written by lawyers, and we have forwarded them to the election board to probe their authenticity,” said Tuju.
He did not mention the count of affected persons nor their identities.
Tuju however vowed to ensure that those who will fall victim of the new dilemma are locked out of the party primaries.
Jubilee party nominations have been slated for April 21.
Among measures that the former Rarieda MP said would enable the party have legitimate candidates include a thorough scrutiny of critical documents like academic papers by the party’s National Election Board. The scrutiny would be graced by the Kenya National Examination Council.
Tuju said the party would not compromise with any aspirant who will have cheated by providing fake documents as this would have them locked out of the August polls.
He said all aspirants will need to make a solemn pledge when returning the required documents for self-accountability in case their papers are proven forged.