The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has addressed a viral video in which a man alleges that his death was faked, and that death gratuity was paid to individuals pretending to be his sons.
In a statement issued on Thursday, September 19, TSC identified the man in the video as Titus Sabwami, a former teacher who was dismissed from service in 2012.
The commission clarified that, Sabwami is not eligible for any pension payments since he was dismissed from service. TSC also confirmed that there is no record of Sabwami’s death, or any pension claims made in his name.
“TSC would like to state that records at the Commission show that the teacher was dismissed from service in 2012 making him ineligible for payment of pension,” read the statement in part.
“The Commission would like to clarify that records show the teacher was dismissed from service in 2012, making him ineligible for pension payments.”
Former Teacher Claims His Death was Faked
The response comes after Titus Sabwami alleged that his identity was stolen and his death faked in a scheme to pilfer his pension.
Sabwami stated that he discovered that Emmanuel Nali Kakai, posing as his son, and Franklin Kakai fraudulently accessed Ksh 7 million from his pension using a forged death certificate and burial permit to claim that he had passed away.
He said the money was meant for him after decades of service in the teaching profession.
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Sabwami said the two men behind this act include one in the military (KDF) in Gilgil and a lawyer.
“I was given around Ksh 7 million, which was supposed to be my accumulated money. As I am speaking like this, they have pronounced me dead; they’ve used the burial permit and the death certificate in my file,” he said.
“That is Emanuel Nali Kakai and Franklin Kakai, those are the crooks that forged that I am their father, and I passed away. This man in Gilgil is a KDF, and this one trained as a lawyer but is not employed anywhere.”
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Sabwami Throws Blame on TSC
The former teacher claimed that he learned that someone had forged his death certificate while he was hospitalized.
Sabwami shared his frustration over the lack of response from the TSC CEO Nancy Macharia despite repeatedly writing letters regarding his case.
“In 2012, I was hospitalized for a number of years. I’ve been writing to the TSC CEO but no response. So, all of a sudden, I’ve come to realize that somebody by the name Emmanuel Nali Kakai; they nominated him to be my son that is the next of kin,” he told the Media.
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