- Two former officers, Kenneth Mwiti Kiogora and Daniel Mukoya Olando, were arraigned at Milimani Anti-Corruption Court over alleged forged KCSE and degree certificates.
- EACC alleges Mwiti used a fake KCSE to get a Kiambu County Assembly job and earned Sh6.28 million, while Mukoya used a fake BCom to become Acting Fire Supervisor at KAA.
- Both denied charges and were released on bail, with EACC set to pursue recovery of salaries obtained through the disputed credentials.
Two former public officers have been charged after allegedly using forged academic certificates to secure employment, putting fresh focus on the growing concern over fake academic credentials in Kenya.
The two, former Kiambu County Assembly employee Kenneth Mwiti Kiogora and former Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) employee Daniel Mukoya Olando, were separately arraigned before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court after investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
According to the EACC, Mwiti allegedly forged a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate and presented it as an authentic document issued by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
Investigators allege that he used the certificate to secure employment as a Second Clerk Assistant at the Kiambu County Assembly, where he subsequently received salaries amounting to Sh6.28 million, which the Commission considers to have been fraudulently acquired.
Mwiti faces charges of fraudulent acquisition of public property, forgery, uttering a false document and deceiving a principal. He denied the charges.
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In a separate case, Mukoya is accused of forging a Bachelor of Commerce degree certificate in Accounting and using it to secure appointment as an Acting Fire Supervisor at KAA.
He was charged with knowingly using a false or misleading document, forgery, uttering a false document and giving false information. He also denied the allegations.
The cases highlight the importance of academic certificate verification in recruitment, particularly for positions in public institutions where academic qualifications are used to determine eligibility for employment and progression.
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The EACC said it will also institute civil proceedings seeking to recover salaries and other benefits allegedly obtained through the use of the disputed academic qualifications.
Mwiti was released on a Sh150,000 cash bail or a Sh1 million bond with a surety of a similar amount, while Mukoya was granted a Sh100,000 cash bail or a Sh500,000 bond with a surety of a similar amount.
By Lizzy Aluga
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