Man convicted over 6.7 Million fraud using forged KCSE certificate

A Nairobi court has convicted Kelly Gichuri Muiruri for fraudulently obtaining Ksh6.7 million from Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company using a forged KCSE certificate to secure a driver's job.

NAIROBI,Kenya Oct 30 – A Nairobi court has convicted a man who fraudulently obtained more than Ksh6.7 million from Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company after using a forged Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate to secure employment as a driver.

Kelly Gichuri Muiruri was found guilty on four counts by Senior Principal Magistrate Celesa Okore following a prosecution led by Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Susan Keli.

The court established that Muiruri fraudulently acquired Ksh6,742,673 from the water utility through the use of a forged academic certificate to obtain the job.

He was convicted of fraudulent acquisition of public property, uttering a false document, deceiving a principal and presenting a forged certificate.

Source: Capital FM