Congregants at a church in Roysambu were left in stitches after Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja recounted the troubles and tribulations he went through surrounding his degree certificate.
Sakaja said he had gone through problems regarding his university degree and some of the Nairobi residents said he had only gone up to Std 3.
"Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was the one who was encouraging me during the period, I was going through it, and when I got my certificate, it was prayed for," he said.
In June 2022, the Commission for University Education through a letter said it had received material information about the authenticity of the Bachelor of Science in Management degree belonging to Sakaja.
The commission said the degree will further be investigated to ascertain its validity.
“Consequently, in accordance with the CUE recognition procedures, we hereby revoke the recognition of your degree from the aforementioned university,” CUE chairman Chacha Nyaigoti Chacha said.
Sakaja later moved to court to challenge the decision and the High Court suspended CUE's decision.
The court directed CUE to maintain the validity of Sakaja's degree pending further direction by the court.
In July 2022, Court quashed a case challenging his academic qualification.
Justice Anthony Mrima said the petitioner failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Sakaja's degree certificate was fake.
The court said the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission did not err in clearing Sakaja to run for Nairobi governor.
The court dismissed the petition with costs citing a lack of proof.
"The court finds IEBC did not err in clearing Sakaja to vie for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat," ruled Justice Anthony Mrima.
