How Driver Earned Ksh6.7 Million Using Forged KCSE Certificate

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) received allegations from the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) employee who forged Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificates.

In a gazette notice dated February 28, 2025, EACC received a report on allegations that he forged his KCSE Certificate to secure employment.

“Investigations established that the suspect submitted a forged KCSE certificate from Muhuri Muchiri Secondary School to secure employment at NCWSC,” the statement read.

During his employment, he fraudulently accumulated a salary of KSh. 6,742,673 from the company.

NCWSC Employee Forges Certificate

According to the report issued, the driver gave false information on his academic qualifications and personal records to his employer.

In addition, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) confirmed that the KCSE certificate was not genuine.

NCWSC stated that the minimum requirement for the position was a valid Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).

EACC Investigation Reports

On November 12, 2024, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) issued recommendations to charge the suspect with different counts.

 In one account, he used fraudulent means of acquisition of public property, which is contrary to section 45 (1)(a) of ACECA.

Further, he deceived an organization by forging an academic certificate, contrary to section 349 of the Penal Code.

His act of presenting a forged certificate is against the KNEC Act, section 34(a).

The Commission also recommended the filing of a civil suit to recover Ksh 6.7 million as salaries earned by the driver.

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EACC Steps Up Against NCWSC Employees

This is not the first instance that an NCWSC employee has been brought into the limelight for forging a document.

Joseph Kihara Kaburugu, a Sports Supervisor at NCWSC, forged a Diploma Certificate in Sports Science Management from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (JKUAT).

On January 21, 2025, he was charged, and the court released him on a Ksh 500,000 bond.

Stacey Mwikali Mbati, an ICT Officer at NCWSC, used a forged Bachelor of Information Technology degree, which she claimed was issued by JKUAT.

She was found guilty, and her matter was heard on February 5, 2025.

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In addition, Stephen Wanjohi Gichia forged a KCSE certificate and purported it to be a genuine document issued by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), which he used to secure employment at NCWSC.

During his employment, he acquired public property amounting to Ksh8,352,704 as accumulated salary.

Felix Ojwang Balamu, on the other hand, forged a KCSE certificate, claiming it to be a genuine document issued by KNEC, and used it to secure employment at NCWSC. 

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