A former Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) employee has been ordered to pay nearly Sh16 million after being convicted over the use of fraudulent academic and disability documents.
David Mogire Nyabuti was convicted by the Anti-Corruption Court after prosecutors established that he presented a fake Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education certificate to secure employment at KenGen.
The case also involved a disability certificate obtained fraudulently from the National Council for Persons with Disabilities. The document enabled Nyabuti to benefit from tax exemptions between July 2014 and September 2018.
Senior Principal Magistrate Celesa Okore ordered Nyabuti to pay Sh14,946,118 as compensation for public funds fraudulently obtained through salaries and other employment benefits. Failure to pay the compensation would result in five years' imprisonment.
He was additionally fined Sh900,000 for the offence, with a further default prison term if the fine is not paid. The case also involved offences related to presenting false documents.
The case followed investigations into allegations that Nyabuti had forged academic, disability and tax exemption documents. EACC records show that the matter was among investigations involving KenGen.
The ruling adds to a series of cases in which Kenyan anti-corruption authorities have pursued public sector employees accused of obtaining salaries and benefits using fraudulent academic qualifications.
