Four former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) officials are on the radar of investigative agencies after it was established that they forged certificates to gain employment at the electoral agency and earned over Ksh35 million. One of the officials whose details were gazetted by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Friday is said to have forged a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education(KCSE) and degree certificates to secure employment as a Clerical Officer with the IEBC. According to EACC, the official launched a crackdown on the officer after allegations were filed with them urging for an investigation after it emerged that the certificates were not genuine. ''The Commission received a report on allegations that an employee of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had forged a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Certificate from Namboboto Secondary School and a degree certificate from Egerton University to secure employment as a clerical officer,'' read part of the notice from EACC. EACC CEO Ahmed Mohamud during a review of the anti-corruption strategic guiding framework in Nairobi on February 18, 2025.
Photo NCAJ Upon conducting investigations, the EACC determined that, according to records from the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) and Egerton University, the suspect had neither attended the institutions nor sat for the examinations as claimed.
Further, the suspect also deceived his employer about his academic qualifications through the information he submitted in his personal records form.
During his employment, he fraudulently earned a salary of Ksh13,022,402. The EACC has now recommended that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Renson Igonga, charge the suspect in court.
