Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has ordered the Commission for University Education (CUE) to investigate the credentials of some graduands of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.
This follows allegations circulating on social and mainstream media that certain individuals may not have legitimately earned their qualifications.
The directive, issued on April 1, 2026, tasks CUE with verifying that all graduands were genuine students and met the academic requirements for the awards conferred.
“Following allegations circulating social & mainstream media platforms questioning the bone fides of some graduands at Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology, CS Ogamba, has directed Commission for University Education to undertake a thorough investigation,” the statement read.
Masinde Muliro Under Probe for Fake Degrees
The commission for University Education’s mandate includes regulating accredited universities, ensuring quality assurance, and accrediting degrees in Kenya, functions established under the Universities Act, No. 42 of 2012.
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CUE has now been tasked with verifying whether all listed graduands were genuine students and whether they legitimately met all the requirements for the qualifications awarded during the recent graduation.
“The Commission is required to ascertain that all graduands were in fact students at the University, and that they duly qualified for the award of the qualifications that were conferred upon them,” read part of the statement.
The Ministry also emphasized its commitment to promote and strengthen the credibility of the education and qualifications system, to safeguard the government’s reputation as a regional and international education hub.
Mukhisa Kituyi Raises Alarm Over MMUST Graduation List
Economist and former Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, Mukhisa Kituyi, has raised concerns about the integrity of graduation records at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.
In a recent interview on Radio Generation, Mukhisa described what he called a shocking practice in the university’s graduation processes.
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According to Mukihisa, his nephew was graduating from MMUST, and they were shocked to see the names of individuals who had not even attended a class on the graduation list.
“Look at admissions at universities. There’s something that scared me when my nephew was graduating at a public university and they were seeing the names of graduates and they were marking the names of persons who have never been admitted to that university, who have never attended a class at that university, but they are on the roll for graduation. The graduating class sees them for the first time,” said Mukhisa.
The matter drew public attention, with some Kenyans blaming the government for not probing the matter earlier.
Benard Wanga on X said, We have been saying these things for a very long time. Unfortunately, we are small fish. The truth of the matter is that if you were to give an exam in any 4 units, 3rd year, second semester, to the politicians graduating with a degree, none would manage 20% from any of those 4 units.
