KOT question ‘ridiculous’ demands for proof of Sakaja’s degree
Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) have questioned the Commission of University’s Education (CUE) demands on Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja to provide evidence that he studied in Uganda.
On Friday, CUE chair Professor Chacha Nyaigotti asked the Nairobi senator to provide material evidence as proof of his academic qualifications from Team University.
The documents included a student’s ID, transcripts, receipts of tuition fees, graduation photos and a list of lecturers that taught him at the institution.
Additionally, the Commission invited Sakaja to attend a meeting on Monday June 20, 2022 at 10am in order to provide further information that can aid in the investigations.
On Friday, Sakaja presented himself at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters but was turned away as police said he was not under arrest despite claims by the DCI boss George Kinoti that the senator was under investigations for fraud.
However, Sakaja, who is gunning for the Nairobi gubernatorial on a UDA ticket, has maintained that his academic credentials are authentic and that he is being targeted politically.
CUE is overstretching the Johnson Sakaja's degree saga. Graduation photos are not academic documents. We are embarrassing higher education. Politicization of education will do more harm than good.
— Makau F. Muli 🇰🇪 (@MakauWaMuli) June 17, 2022
CUE is behaving like it's being led by someone who doesn't have a Degree. https://t.co/eH779pHEHX
— Letting CK. (@LKips_) June 18, 2022
What if he never attended graduation? Lost his Student ID? 🤔🤔 https://t.co/S0zj7gTWDM
— Dj Soxxy 🇰🇪 (@DjSoxxy) June 18, 2022
Now they're just being petty! 😂 https://t.co/u3lLIEQuW0
— Wateba 13.7 🇰🇪 (@iWateba) June 18, 2022
CUE got jokes. 🤣 https://t.co/L8UXgUbk2j
— sheriff (@nzambu2k15) June 17, 2022
Dear CUE, could we also see Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila's graduation photos while wearing their gowns, their university exercise notebooks ( and "mwakenyas"), the pens they used, hostel names and student IDs among other requirements? @IEBCKenya @kipmurkomen @ahmednasirlaw https://t.co/fUwIe6OMyY
— David🦅Mutai📡 (@David1Mutai) June 17, 2022
Now this is getting farcical https://t.co/lNdJfPRvYG
— Opondo (@MosesOpondo) June 17, 2022
This isn’t normal. Something isn’t adding up . Who is this so hell bent to make Sakaja not even appear on the ballot box? https://t.co/hB275wJhYU
— Victor Gatsby🥂 (@LordGichohi) June 17, 2022
This is stupidity max pro.
-ID unarudisha when clearing
-picha si lazima
-If the uni confirmed he was a student there and provided evidence, that's enough.
-Uhuru clearly went to Uganda too and borrowed M7's political victimization playbook,and so far he's over-performing. https://t.co/o8IMxdEGob— Maina Muigai (@Maina__Muigai) June 18, 2022