Payment to public servants caught with forged academic certificates has been stopped following a directive by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
In a directive by the EACC Chief Executive Officer Twalib Mbaraka, payment to the public servants implicated in the academic certificates forgery should be stopped forthwith.
The EACC boss in a statement urged all public institutions to rigorously verify the academic and professional credentials of their staff.
Last month, the Public Service Commission reported that there are more than 2,000 public servants with forged academic certificates.
“It has come to the attention of the Commission that some public institutions have permitted officers with forged credentials to resign or retire early, processing their benefits unlawfully,” Mbarak said.
The accounting officers he directed should not process any benefit, including pensions, unpaid allowances, or accrued leave for individuals employed under fraudulent qualifications.
Mbarak emphasized the necessity of reclaiming all earnings obtained under false pretenses and called for the submission of all forgery cases to the EACC.