In June 2022, reports began to emerge that Sakaja Johnson presented a fake certificate to IEBC from a Ugandan university; that he never graduated from the University of Nairobi (UoN).[93] Initially, Sakaja had stated in interviews that he was an alumnus of UoN, where he purportedly pursued a bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science.[93] It would later emerge, Sakaja was yet complete his studies at UoN since his enrollment in 2003.[93] He admitted in a radio interview that he did not graduate from the city's university, blaming president Uhuru Kenyatta of plotting to destroy his political ambitions.[94][95] At the time of clearance, he had presented a Bachelor of Science in Management certificate from Uganda's Team University, where he alleged he was an external student.