Nairobi County employee, Lawrence Barasa, will now have to defend himself over a Sh7 million salary he allegedly received using a forged diploma certificate.
This follows a ruling on Friday by Milimani Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Charles Ondieki, who found that Barasa has a case to answer.
This is in connection with the alleged fraudulent acquisition of Sh7,173,963 in salaries, based on a forged Diploma Certificate in Information Technology purportedly issued by the Eldoret National Polytechnic.
The court's decision comes after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) successfully presented what it described as compelling evidence showing that Barasa, a City Hall employee, had forged his academic papers in order to secure employment with the Nairobi County government. "After interrogating the evidence on record, I find that the prosecution has made out a prima facie case on each of the four charges.
