Ex-Garissa Protocol Officer charged with forgery, fraudulent acquisition of Sh6.8 million

A former Garissa County Government Chief Protocol Officer was on Monday released on a Sh100,000 cash bail by a Garissa law court for alleged fraudulent acquisition of Sh6,825,266.40 being salaries accrued for the time she served in that position using a fake degree certificate.

According to the charge sheet, Khadija Abdullahi Bare was charged of Fraudulent Acquisition of Sh6,825,266.40 being salaries, deceiving Principal contrary to section 41(2) as read with section 48(1) of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, 2003, forgery contrary to section 345 as read with section 349 of the Penal Code and uttering a false document contrary to section 353 of the Penal Code.

It adds that the crime occurred between November 27, 2017 and May 24, 2021, and the certificate was purported to have been issued on December 12, 2017.

The suspect was arrested by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Thursday last week following investigations by the anti-graft agency that established that she forged the certificate and used it to secure employment as Chief Protocol Officer, Garissa County Government.

Upon conclusion of investigations, the EACC submitted the case file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) which approved charges against the suspect.

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