Collage of the two accused persons, Kenneth Mwiti and Daniel Mukoya, in court/HANDOUT Two former public officers have been arraigned by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court over allegations that they used forged academic certificates to secure employment and obtain public funds.
Kenneth Mwiti Kiogora and Daniel Mukoya Olando were arrested on Wednesday and separately presented before the court on Thursday, where they denied the charges brought against them.
According to the charge sheet, Mwiti, a former Second Clerk Assistant at the Kiambu County Assembly, is accused of forging a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate and presenting it as a genuine document issued by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
The prosecution alleges that he used the certificate to secure employment at the County Assembly and subsequently received salaries amounting to Sh6,283,631.30.
“From 31st August 2016 to 12th May, 2025 within Kiambu County... being a Public officer employed a second Clerk at the County Assembly of Kiambu, you fraudulently acquired public property to wit Sh6,283,631.30 being salary paid after securing employment using forged academic document,” the charge sheet reads.
The document further states that the certificate was purported to have been issued to Mwiti by KNEC after he allegedly sat for the November/December 2008 KCSE examination.
Mwiti faces charges of fraudulent acquisition of public property contrary to the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, forgery, uttering a false document and deceiving a principal.
EACC said preliminary investigations established that Mwiti had allegedly used the disputed academic certificate in obtaining his employment.
The Commission subsequently forwarded the inquiry file to the Director of Public Prosecutions, who concurred with its recommendation to prosecute Mwiti.
Upon denying the charges, Mwiti was released on a cash bail of Sh150,000 or a bond of Sh1 million with a surety of a similar amount.
Mukoya, meanwhile, is accused of using a forged Bachelor of Commerce degree certificate in accounting to secure appointment to a position as an Acting Fire Supervisor.
He faces charges of knowingly using a false or misleading document, forgery, uttering a false document and giving false information.
The accused was granted a cash bail of Sh100,000 or a Sh500,000 bond with a surety of a similar amount.
The two cases arise from EACC investigations into allegations that the suspects used fraudulent academic qualifications to obtain employment and related benefits from public institutions.
EACC has indicated that it will pursue civil proceedings to recover salaries and other benefits it alleges were obtained through the use of the disputed academic qualifications.
