IEBC official among five public servants arrested in fake certificates crackdown
IEBC official among five public servants arrested in fake certificates crackdown
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested five public officials, including an Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) official, in an ongoing crackdown on fake academic certificates.
The suspects, who are employees or former employees of various public institutions, are accused of using falsified academic qualifications to secure employment and/or promotions, resulting in the fraudulent acquisition of public funds amounting to tens of millions of shillings.
Through a statement, EACC disclosed the arrests, which involved other government institutions, including the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC), the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), and the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC).
As for the IEBC official, she was arrested for allegedly forging a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resource Management, purporting it to have been issued by the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST).
She was arraigned at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, where she was charged with various offences, including forgery and uttering a false document. She denied the charges and was released on a cash bail of Ksh200,000 or an alternative bond of Ksh800,000.
In the case of NSDCC, the official was accused of forging a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work from the University of Nairobi. The forged certificate was allegedly used to secure employment at the Council. As a result, the accused fraudulently received Ksh16,495,296.72 in salaries.
He was scheduled to be arraigned in court on Wednesday, June 11, and will face charges of fraudulent acquisition of public funds, deceiving a principal, forgery, and uttering a false document.
In the case of KeRRA, the accused was a former Deputy Director and allegedly used forged academic credentials to secure employment and maintain her position.
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Further investigations revealed that she presented a forged Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and later submitted another forged degree in Business Administration from Kenya Methodist University during internal disciplinary proceedings.
As a result, the suspect fraudulently received Ksh40,329,379.65 in salaries. The official was arrested yesterday and is set to appear in court today. She will face charges of fraudulent acquisition of the salaries, deceiving a principal, forgery, and uttering false documents.
In the case of KMTC, the official, a former driver, was arrested for allegedly forging a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate. The forged certificate was allegedly used to gain employment at KMTC in 2018.
After his arrest, he was released on a cash bail of Ksh50,000 and is set to appear in court on Monday, June 16.
In the same breath, a driver at NCWSC is on the spot for allegedly forging a KCSE certificate to gain employment and fraudulently earn Ksh6,742,673.00 in salaries based on the forged qualifications.
He was arrested on Tuesday, June 10, and later released on a cash bail of Ksh100,000. He is set to be arraigned on Monday, June 16, on charges of fraudulent acquisition of public property, forgery, and uttering false documents.
In addition to the criminal proceedings, EACC announced it would initiate civil recovery processes in court to recover all salaries, allowances, and benefits fraudulently acquired by the suspects.
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