Uganda now probes Johnson Sakaja's degree
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Nairobi Governor candidate Johnson Sakaja at the Milimani Courts.
Dennis Onsongo I Nation Media Group


By
Faith Nyamai &
Joseph Wangui
The Ugandan government has begun investigating the degree certificate awarded by Team University to Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja.
According to Ugandan newspaper
New Vision, the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) has confirmed that it was investigating Team University over Mr Sakaja’s degree and would share a complete report soon. NCHE Executive Director Mary Okwakol, said the institution was at an advanced stage of the investigations.
“Let us finalise our investigations and everyone will know. We cannot share anything now until the investigations are complete,” Prof Okwakol said.
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The investigations follow a letter from the
Director of Criminal Investigation (DCI) to Uganda’s Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni, who is also the first lady, requesting the Ugandan government to investigate the awarding of the degree to Mr Sakaja.
The DCI began investigations into the authenticity of the degree after suspecting that the degree certificate might have been awarded fraudulently. Last week, Kenya’s Commission for University Education (CUE) withdrew a letter revoking recognition of Mr Sakaja’s degree certificate.
This was after
Mr Sakaja filed a contempt of court case accusing it of failing to withdraw the letter.
CUE had initially demanded Mr Sakaja provide his Team University student’s identification card, admission letter, a copy of graduation list, a graduation photo and any other evidence, showing that he attended classes and graduated at the university.