{
  "id": 8886058,
  "title": "Former IEBC official fined Ksh80,000 over fake degree certificate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/former-iebc-official-fined-ksh80-000-over-fake-degree-certificate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T08:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/former-iebc-official-fined-ksh80000-over-fake-degree-certificate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former Assistant Elections Officer at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has been fined Ksh80,000 for using a fake academic certificate to seek promotion. The Milimani Anti-Corruption Court convicted George Kipyatich Kibor of uttering a false document in a judgment delivered on September 17, 2026. Kibor submitted a forged Bachelor of Business Management […] The post…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Former IEBC official fined Sh80,000 for using fake degree certificate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/former-iebc-official-fined-sh80-000-for-using-fake-degree-certificate",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:04:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}