Hundreds face the sack from Kenya Ports Authority over fake certificates

Nervousness has held workers at the Mombasa Port after Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) administration showed that near to 400 laborers may have procured vocation utilizing fake declarations.

The Standard has built that 400 representatives of all units, and in all offices, were issued with letters on Friday requesting verification of their character and instruction. “We have been given 72 hours to ‘show cause’ why move ought not be made against us over the fake records,” said one of the workers. They are relied upon to answer the charges by toward the beginning of today as indicated by authorities inside the port who requested that not be named. Move may be made against them by Friday.

Monday, KPA Managing Director Francis Ndua conceded that the power had requested examination of all representative authentications, yet denied information that the investigation has netted 400 suspect specialists. “It is genuine we are investigating records of all representatives and will make fitting move if anyone is found to have exhibited a fake endorsement,” said Mr Ndua, who.

Sources at the port who trusted to The Standard said some influenced workers have effectively gathered their letters from their bosses, while others are as yet lying in KPA’s faculty office. Changed DOCUMENTS See Also: Scramble for top Kenya Ports Authority board seat increases The letters were marked by KPA General Manager Personnel and Administration Salim Chigambwe. Different reports show examinations were dispatched by the staff division two years prior after a senior director was found not to have sat for his “O” level examination, however adjusted records to show he had a Master’s degree from the UK, bringing up issues about his instructive foundation.

Dock Workers Union Secretary General Simon Sang conceded having caught wind of the charges, yet demanded KPA had not outfitted him with any data in regards to the matter. “I can affirm that I have heard that in the ballpark of 400 specialists are being blamed for not having testaments, but rather I will confirm the matter tomorrow,” said Mr Sang.

KPA utilizes more than 2700 laborers at the Mombasa Port.

Source: standardmedia