According to investigations conducted by the Public Service Commission (PSC). President William Ruto’s National Security Advisor Monica Juma’s assistant Edith Fortunate Abongo lacks genuine academic credentials.
The probe revealed that she lacks academic papers from either high school or university.
In a confidential letter by the commission, they were addressed to Amb. Juma, which this reporter saw, Ms Edith presented a fake KCSE certificate. All her credentials are fake.
“ (KNEC) has confirmed that Fortunate A. Edith, Index No.403708008 did not register nor sit for the year 2002 KCSE Examinations at State House Girls and additionally, the Centre Code 403708 did not exist during the 2002 KCSE examinations.” Reads the letter. It further goes to show that the degree in Arts and Communication certificate that she had allegedly obtained from Daystar University was not legitimate.
“Furthermore, Daystar University has confirmed that the year 2007 Degree Certificate presented by Edith Fortunate Abong’o for a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Print Media and Public Relations) is fake as it had a different serial number, different signatures, and different font theme on the name from the graduands of that year.” read the letters in parts
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For records, Fortunate has served Amb Juma for almost a decade a position she was appointed to in December 2018 while serving as the Cabinet Secretary, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under President Uhuru’s government.
According to the letter dated 26th, 2024, the commission had recommended that Ms. Fortunate be sacked from office but details show that she has remained untouched.
