Government coordinates integration of academic credential systems
Head of public service Felix Koskei led a high-level consultative meeting at State House in Nairobi to coordinate linking systems used to authenticate academic qualifications across government. The forum brought the Public Service Commission, Kenya National Examinations Council and the ministry of education together to plan a unified mechanism that would connect academic credential databases with hiring agencies, aiming to reduce verification delays and curb fake certificates in public sector recruitment. PSC chairperson Francis Meja stressed inter-agency collaboration to safeguard recruitment integrity, while officials did not disclose the specific technology or deployment timelines.
Agencies will link credential databases to speed public sector verification
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Government agencies met to plan a single way to check academic credentials. They want to link exam and education databases to hiring agencies. Officials did not disclose technical details or timelines.
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