City Hall Annexe building in Nairobi./SCREENGRAB
The county says this is in line with a letter from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) letter and pursuant to a memo from the Public Service Commission (PSC).
The County Public Service Board (CPSB) has directed all the employees to forward their academic papers to their respective heads of departments.
The process of verification commenced last Friday and will end on December 19, 2025, according to the CPSB circular dated 25th August 2025.
“The Board in in receipt of a letter Ref EACC.7/10/1 VOL XXV (25) dated 21st August 2025 from the EACC, quoting PSC Memo Ref. PSC/ADM/VOL.XIV (83) dated 11th March 2024 requiring the Board to undertake an audit for academic and professional certificates for officers within the County Public Service,” the memo states.
The memo signed by CPSB chairman Thomas Kasoa adds; “In view of the above, kindly forward us the personal files for all officers in the respective sector as per the above schedule. Also forward any other verification report that has been conducted by the Public Service Sector for our further action.”
The memo addressed to the County Secretary and head of county public service is copied to Governor Johnson Sakaja, Deputy Governor Njoroge Muchiri and all chief officers including the county attorney.
Last year, PSC and EACC jointly commenced a crackdown on fake papers syndicate which has cost tax payers close to a half a billion in salaries and allowances paid to persons who forced documents to secure employment.
''The commission received and has taken up for investigation a total of 549 reports of forgery of academic and professional certificates. The amount of money we are looking to recover in this exercise is in the region of Sh460 million," EACC CEO Abdi Mohamud said recently.
In April this year, the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) said it had flagged over 10,000 fake certificates from various government departments and agencies as part of an ongoing qualifications authentication exercise.
The revelations come after the state agency received 47,000 files from approximately 400 government institutions following the circular mandating the verification of employee credentials.
Speaking during the 2025 Ethics and Integrity Conference held at a Nairobi hotel three months ago, Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said the vice is a serious threat to institutional integrity and national development.
“Appointments and promotions must espouse fair competition and merit, yet we are witnessing falsified certificates across sectors, from national and county governments to parastatals and independent offices,” said Koskei.
Koskei also revealed that a multi-agency task force had been established, bringing together the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the EACC, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), and the KNQA to address the crisis.
