College Director Arrested Over Forged Certificates

Philip Kipsoi Kiyeng, director of Region Group College, faces accusations that the documents he supplied later cost a student a valuable employment opportunity. The arrest marks the latest effort by investigators to curb the production and circulation of counterfeit qualifications.

According to the agency, Kiyeng allegedly presented his institution as an affiliate of Moi University in order to attract students. One individual was persuaded to enrol for a diploma programme in business management on the strength of that claim. The Public Service Commission later raised concerns about the college while checking academic and professional certificates submitted by job seekers, prompting a formal complaint that triggered the probe.

The student in question handed over what he believed was a genuine diploma to his employer. During routine verification the document was exposed as a forgery, resulting in his immediate dismissal. A statement from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations noted that “during the verification exercise, the diploma was confirmed to be a forgery, leading to the victim’s dismissal from employment.”

Once detectives completed their inquiries, the case file was forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. That office approved a series of charges against the suspect, among them the offence of making a false document under section three hundred and forty-seven of the Penal Code. Additional related counts are also expected to form part of the formal indictment.

Officers located and arrested Kiyeng within Eldoret town. He is currently being processed and will be presented in court in the coming days. The episode has drawn renewed attention to the risks faced by students who enrol in unaccredited institutions and the lasting damage that forged credentials can inflict on careers and trust in educational standards.