Nairobi Water Official Convicted for Using Fake Diploma to Gain Employment
The suspect was found guilty of uttering a false document after presenting a forged Diploma certificate...
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A Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company official has been convicted for using a fake diploma to secure employment. The individual was fined Kshs. 100,000 or faces one year imprisonment after being found guilty of uttering a false document.
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) secured the conviction against the official who presented a forged Diploma in Sports Science Management purportedly from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).
- The suspect was arraigned on January 21, 2025, at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court and found guilty on September 30, 2025, of uttering a false document contrary to Section 353 of the Penal Code.
- This conviction follows a similar incident where another official from the same company was charged for acquiring their position using a fake certificate and fraudulently acquiring Kshs. 7.5 million in property.
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