Court releases two on bond in forged academic certificates case

The Milimani Anti-Corruption Court has released two ex-government employees who were charged with using forged academic certificates to obtain jobs. Kenyan officials Kenneth Mwiti Kiogora and Daniel Mukoya Olando were accused of presenting fake documents to secure employment with the Kiambu County Assembly and the Kenya Airports Authority, respectively.

Mwiti, a former Second Clerk Assistant, was accused of forging a KCSE certificate and using it to get a job at the Kiambu County Assembly, where he allegedly received Sh6,283,631.30 in salaries. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) alleged that these salaries constituted fraudulent acquisition of public property. Olando, a former Kenya Airports Authority employee, was charged with forging a Bachelor of Commerce degree certificate in Accounting, which he used to obtain an Acting Fire Supervisor position. The EACC alleged that Olando knowingly used a false document.

Both men were charged with various offenses, including fraudulent acquisition of public property, forgery, uttering false documents, and deceiving a principal. The court granted Mwiti a cash bail of Sh150,000 or a bond of Sh1 million with a similar surety, while Olando was released on Sh100,000 in cash bail or a Sh500,000 bond with a surety. The two cases will continue at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court.