Government employee fined Ksh5 million over fake diploma academic certificate
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Court fines a government employee fined Ksh5 million over fake diploma academic certificate
Court fines a government employee fined Ksh5 million over fake diploma academic certificate.
An Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi has fined former Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) employee Zinje Juma Mwadama Ksh5 million or to serve an 8-year imprisonment term over fraudulent acquisition of academic certificates.
In a statement on Tuesday, August 20, the Office of The Director Of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said Mwadama used the fake academic certificates to secure employment at the institution.
In 2013, Mwadama provided false information on his employment application form, claiming to have a Diploma in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development from Baraka Agricultural College and a Certificate in Agriculture with Distinction from Kilifi Institute of Agriculture claims he knew were false, intending to secure employment.
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“Mwadama was fined Ksh. 100,000 or serve 12 months imprisonment, in addition to a mandatory fine of Ksh. 4,746,834.38 in default to serve 5 years imprisonment, which is equivalent to the net salary he earned from KEPHIS for the offence of fraudulent acquisition of academic certificate,” read the statement in part.
Prosecuting Counsel Susan Keli established that between June 26, 2013, and April 24, 2021, Mwadama, while employed as an Assistant Inspector II, fraudulently acquired public property amounting to Ksh 4,746,834.38 from KEPHIS, which was his monthly salary.
“Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzyoki also sentenced Mwadama to a fine of Ksh. 200,000 or to serve 2 years imprisonment on two counts of providing false information to a public entity, contrary to Section 46(1)(d) as read with Section 46(2) of the Leadership and Integrity Act, 2012 Laws of Kenya,” ODPP added.
Magistrate Nzyoki ruled that all sentences will run consecutively from the date of judgment.
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