Chuka University Vice Chancellor is a happy man after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) reached a decision to stop investigating him.
EACC had been investigating Professor Erastus Njoka for allegedly forging his academic documents to pursue a degree.
According to a letter addressed to Njoka, EACC said that the decision was arrived after the anti-graft agency conducted the investigations in a professional, impartial and credible manner guided by the principles of fairness and integrity.
“The commission pursuant to its mandate in Section 11 of the EACC Act commenced this investigation upon receipt of a complaint that Professor Erastus Njoka used forged secondary school certificates to pursue Undergraduate studies in Russia,” read the letter to Njoka.
Prof Njoka recorded a statement with EACC Upper Eastern offices in August. The matter elicited mixed reactions from members of the public.
“We wish to inform you that the Commission in exercising its responsibilities in Section 25 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act has reached a decision to discontinue the said investigation and has no intention of pursuing it any further,” read the letter signed by EACC Deputy Chief Executive Officer Abdi Muhamud.
A letter from the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) stated that Prof Njoka did not qualify to pursue undergraduate studies in Russia since he failed in his Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE), popularly known as A-levels.
According to KNEC, the professor scored Es in Biology and Geography, an O(fail) in Chemistry and managed grade 8 in the general paper.
Njoka holds a post-graduate diploma in research and a doctorate degree in animal production, majoring in special zootechnics, all from the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.He also has a master’s degree in animal production from the Moscow-based University.
After serving as dean at Egerton University’s Faculty of Agriculture for about five years, he took over as the director of the university’s Eastern campus from 2005 to 2008.
Njoka served as the principal of Chuka University College from 2008 to 2013 when the institution was chartered and was later appointed its vice-chancellor, a position he has held to date.
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