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How forged academic papers are helping fraudsters secure top government jobs — EACC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2025

The EACC notes that various methods are being used to falsify academic records, ranging from fake secondary school certificates to altered university...

Ex-Nairobi senatorial aspirant jailed over forged certificates, ordered to refund Sh3.9 million
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 23, 2025

Gabriel Bukachi Chapia, who vied for the Nairobi Senate seat on an ODM ticket in 2017, admitted to forging a Master's degree in Information Technology...

Siaya County Government sacks 382 health workers over forged documents
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 14, 2025

The county said the revelation came after more than 500 people complained of not receiving salaries despite serving in various health facilities.

Ex-REREC manager fined Sh3 million, faces four years in jail for using fake degree
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 15, 2025

Court records show Oluoch obtained more than Sh1.4 million in salary and allowances between April and August 2022 after submitting a forged Master of...

KNEC unveils digital system that allows real-time certificate verification in bid to curb use of fake papers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 04, 2025

The digital shift follows a government audit conducted in June 2025, which uncovered serious flaws in document verification across the public service.

Former Nairobi water company employee to face trial for forging Zetech diploma to secure job
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 01, 2025

Brenda Nelly Sulungai was placed on her defence after the court found that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to support all three char...

Kajiado West MP George Sunkuyia arrested over alleged KCSE certificate forgery
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 27, 2025

The MP, elected on a UDA ticket, was picked from his home in Nairobi and taken to the EACC headquarters at the Integrity Centre. He is expected to be...

State forms special task force after 787 officers found with fake certificates
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 22, 2025

This move is part of its effort to recover over Sh460 million lost through fraudulent employment.

Over 400 civil servants fired for using fake academic certificates
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 18, 2025

The PSC's Annual Compliance Report for the Financial Year 2023-2024 revealed that these 449 workers made up 52.3 per cent of all employees identified...

Ex-manager charged with Sh1.5m fraud in fake academic papers case
Joseph Ndunda  |  Apr 03, 2024

Nick Oluoch, formerly of the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC), allegedly used forged academic papers to secure his job.

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