Academic requirements will haunt politicians down

After the promulgation of the new constitution, new rules were added to those who want to contest in Kenya’s elections. One of the requirements is that, before one can contest in an election, a person must be a diploma or a degree holder.

This has seen many leaders go back to school, even those not holding office. There has been a hue and cry over academic papers of some leaders in Kenya. No action like investigation has been seen to be forthcoming. In Kenya Port Authority, some workers who were found to have fake academic papers were fired and some have cases in court.