Kenya is partnering with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change to implement a new digital credential system for university degrees, aiming to combat forgery and improve the integrity of its higher education system. This initiative will replace paper-based certificates with online-verifiable digital credentials.

• The new system will use digital wallets and cryptographic verification to issue tamper-proof credentials.
• The Tony Blair Institute has advocated for digital identification globally, including in the United Kingdom, where the proposal has faced significant opposition from civil liberties groups and cybersecurity experts.
• This rollout comes as Kenyan universities grapple with rising cases of fake degrees and outdated courses, with the sector regulator, the Commission for University Education (CUE), facing a KSh935.7 million debt.