Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested five individuals, including employees and former staff of key public institutions, in a crackdown targeting the use of forged academic documents in the public service.
The suspects are drawn from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC), and Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC).
EACC CEO Abdi Mohamud on Wednesday, said the arrests followed investigations into reports received from the public and various institutions, with suspects accused of using falsified qualifications to secure employment and promotions, resulting in the loss of tens of millions.
The suspects are Priscah Osotsi, an Assistant Election Officer at IEBC, former KeRRA Deputy Director of Supply Chain Management Margaret Wanja Muthui, Vincent Tom Kemoli (Assistant at the NSDCC), Kelly Gichuri Muiruri (driver at NCWSC) and Elijah Muthoga Kirethi (former driver at KMTC ).
Prisca is accused of forging a Human Resource Management Bachelor of Science degree purportedly from Masinde Muliro University and allegedly using it to seek promotion at IEBC.
She has since been charged with forgery and uttering false documents but denied the charges before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court and was released on a cash bail of Sh200,000 or an alternative bond of Sh800,000.
