NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 23 — Politicians seeking certification of their academic papers will have to seek the same from the Commission for University Education (CUE), the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) or Vocational Education Training Authority (TVETA), and not the central agency — KNQA.
This after the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) clarified that the agency has an active suspension barring it from validating academic qualifications.
KNQA Director General Juma Mukhwana said the agency was suspended from certifying and harmonizing educational qualifications from within and outside Kenya following a meeting convened by Solicitor General Ken Ogeto on February 17.
Mukhwana said the Authority will only work to align and validate national and foreign qualifications for purposes of establishing a credible database of genuine and authentic qualifications as provided for by the law.
“Students, colleges and universities seeking recognition, equation and verification of qualifications are directed to seek such services from CUE, TVETA and KNEC,” he said.
There has been an ongoing fight between four government agencies over which of them is authorized to recognize academic papers obtained locally or from foreign institutions.
There is also an ongoing court case where a petitioner has argued that KNQA does not have powers to approve national and foreign qualifications.
The petitioner, George Bala, claimed that such powers are only vested with the CUE and TVETA.
