The first victim of DCI’s pursuit of public servants reported to have used forged academic and professional certificates to secure appointments and promotions was arraigned at Eldoret Law Courts.
Joash Kimurgor Kirwa who was wanted for the offence of Forgery of Academic Certificates vide DCI HQ INQ. 16 of 2024 was arrested yesterday at the Waitaluk location within Trans Nzoia county.
Investigations that resulted in his arrest revealed that the suspect forged a Moi University degree certificate as well as academic transcripts which he used to secure employment with the Ministry of Education State Department for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
Yesterday, he arraigned at Eldoret Law Courts in whose jurisdiction he was recruited, where five counts of forgery were preferred against him. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on a Sh200,000 cash bail, with the mention for a pre-trial scheduled for February 26, 2024.
The ongoing crackdown on fraudulence within the public service comes two days after the Public Service Commission handed over a report bearing 1,280 cases of forged certificates from 91 public institutions and 787 from ministries, state departments and agencies to the DCI and EACC for action.
On Tuesday, the EACC arrested and charged Javason Kimemia Maina, an employee of the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC), for forging academic certificates to secure a job at the agency. Investigations established that he forged a KCSE certificate from Kimuri Secondary School.
Maina was arraigned before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court after the Director of Public Prosecutions concurred with recommendations.
The commission charged him with the fraudulent acquisition of public property of Ksh 293,240.94 salary paid to him by REREC, forgery and uttering a false document.
He was released on a bond of Ksh 700,000/=, surety of the same amount or a cash bail of Kenya shillings Kes. 400,000/=.