EACC Arrests Ex-Auditor General Boss
It is unclear how the official climbed through the ranks at the office of the Auditor General while holding fake degree papers...
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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a former Deputy Director of Audit at the Office of the Auditor General for allegedly using a forged academic certificate to secure employment.
- The suspect is accused of presenting a forged Bachelor of Commerce degree certificate.
- Key entities involved are the EACC and the Office of the Auditor General.
- Charges approved by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) include forgery and unlawfully obtaining public property, with the certificate purportedly issued by Mount Kenya University.
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