Labour Ministry Confiscates Forged Academic Certificates
The South Sudan Ministry of Labour and Public Service has confiscated over 20 certificates from South Sudanese who claimed to be degree and diploma holders and ready to work in high ranked positions in the Government.
18 August 2011
Mr. Daniel Anyuon briefing Gurtong Correspondent in Juba [©Gurtong]
By Waakhe Simon Wudu
JUBA, 18th August 2011 [Gurtong] – The South Sudan Ministry of Labour and Public Service has confiscated over 20 certificates from South Sudanese who claimed to be degree and diploma holders ready to work in high ranked positions in the Government.
Daniel Anyuon, Secretary for Recruitment Board who spoke to Gurtong in his office yesterday in Juba, said that many South Sudanese have resorted to forging documents claiming to be from recognized institutions in Uganda and Kenya.
Daniel said that this unacceptable practice is unhealthy for the new nation which is in dire need of skilled personnel which is a critical challenge.
“Most of the forged documents, let’s say 90% are coming from Uganda,” Daniel Anyuon disclosed.
He said that, the applicants whose documents indicate to be decree and diploma holders portray them as students from Makerere School of Business and Kampala International University, KIU in Uganda among many institutions.
“We noticed this through thorough inquiries…we normally communicate with the academic registrars or Deans of these respective Colleges to verify the serial numbers of the particular documents and signatures,” Daniel added.
He said that, “We also ask applicants to avail their Identity Cards of the college and also to provide result slips showing intensive course work.”
The Republic of South Sudan is now five weeks old since proclamation of her independence, with the care taking government facing challenges in nearly all sectors hence hindering development.
Last year, the Public Service Minister Hon. Awut Deng said that the Ministry had laid off over 10,000 ghost workers form the payroll. Last month, the Education Minister stated that South Sudan has 73% of her population illiterate.
The Recruitment Secretary said that this has alerted the government to now strategize new measures to be taken in future recruitment drives. “It’s too dangerous because when you accumulate unskilled and unqualified workers in an industry to operate, there will be no efficient work out put,” Daniel stressed.
“Am calling upon our people who studied in Uganda go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Uganda and get their document stumped to certify that it is from a recognized University.
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