The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has nabbed three officials for allegedly using forged academic certificates to fraudulently make a combined Ksh17.9 million in salaries.
According to a statement by EACC, two suspects are employees of Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC), and the other is a staff member at Kaimosi Friends University in Vihiga County.
βThe Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested three officials as part of an ongoing crackdown on the use of forged academic certificates,β stated EACC.
During the operations, EACC established that the two NCWSC officials each fabricated Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificates and masqueraded them as genuine documents issued by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) to secure employment.
After the operation, EACC forwarded both files to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who approved charges of forgery, uttering a false document, and fraudulent acquisition of public property against the two men.
The trio had accumulated a combined salary of Ksh17,905,887.06 in salaries over the period they had been operating with forged academic certificates.
According to the commission, one of the two NCWSC officials earned Ksh 5,909,037.10 in salaries, while the other received Ksh 9,485,177.96.
These amounts, prosecutors say, were paid based on qualifications the two men never legitimately obtained.
The two were apprehended on May 11, 2026, and taken to the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, where they denied all the charges levelled against them before the presiding magistrate granted them bail and bond terms.
The court released each of them on a cash bail of Ksh300,000 or a bond of Ksh1 million with a surety of a similar amount.
The case is scheduled for May 26, 2026, for mention of the cases.
