A primary school teacher in Kisii County has been arraigned in court for securing a Teachers Service Commission (TSC) job 16 years ago with forged primary, secondary and college certificates.
The teacher identified as Okombo Otieno presented the forged academic certificates in 2007 to TSC and landed a job belonging to another person he impersonated.
Instead of his name Okombo Otieno his certificates presented to TSC read Daudi Ochoi alias Duncan Magero.
The suspect was arrested by officers from Ethics and Ant-corruption Commission and presented to the Kisii Law Court on Thursday, April 13 afternoon under seven counts before the court Magistrate Wa Kugwa Wahinya.
Mr. Okombo Otieno was charged that between February 2nd and 26th 2007 at Gucha Within Kisii County presented to TSC a document of his KCPE serial number 1008541, a lawful document issued to Ochoi Daudi Magero by the Kenya National Examination Council and falsely presented to himself to be the said Daudi Magero.
He was additionally charged with the impersonation of a person named in a certificate contrary to section 384 of the penal code that he falsely presented himself as Ochoi Daudi Magero with a KCSE certificate serial number 380759.
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Otieno was also charged that while applying for the TSC job he presented a primary teachers certificate no 178447 which was lawfully issued to Duncan Ochoi by the Kenya National Examination Council, and he presented himself as Duncan Ochoi.
Furthermore, the suspect was charged with providing false information to persons employed in the public service contrary to section 129 a of the penal code and fraudulent acquisition of public property contrary to section 45 1a as read with section 48 of the anti-corruption and economic crimes on the same date at Gucha within Kisii country.
Nonetheless, Mr. Otieno pleaded not guilty to the seven counts and was released on a bond of Ksh.700 and a cash bail of Ksh.200, 000. The case is set to be mentioned on 24th April.
Moreover, EACC wants the accused to return a total emolument of Sh3.3 million.
