Four suspects have been arrested and arraigned for issuing irregular Master’s and PhD degrees and operating a university without accreditation.
The four, among them two foreign nationals, were arrested by sleuths drawn from Bamburi Police Station at the phony institution housed at the White Sands Hotel in Mombasa County.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the suspects namely Dayis Lawrence Bennett (American citizen), Farah Akab (Pakistani national), Ekra Ndung’u and Josephine Ndune were caught red-handed while issuing certifications to three-day students.
“The award ceremony for the degrees was effectively halted when the gumshoes barged in and whisked the offenders away. Some of the fraudulently awarded degrees include three Master of Business Administration (Leadership and Management) and two PhDs in Leadership (Hon. Causa),” stated DCI.
Following the arrest, the quartet were arraigned before Shanzu Law Courts where they faced charges of Conferring Degrees without Accreditation of Foreign Universities contrary to Section 28(2) as read with Section 5 of the Universities Act.
They pleaded not guilty to charges levelled against them and were released on Ksh.400,000 bond with a surety of the same or a cash bail of Ksh.300,000.
The court also retained the passports of the two foreigners.
The case will be mentioned on February 18, 2025.
