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Fake certificates: Why I had to hide my Obliviation Institute papers from Michelle

NAIROBI: I have always had a sneaky feeling that Michelle did not excel in the fashion course she was pursuing with gusto last year. Or maybe she got caught up in the web of fake diplomas flooding downtown Nairobi.

A hawker moving the documents got me. He leaned on the window of my car and inquired if I would be interested in an original certificate from an IATA certified college with all the fixings.

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