A former Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) employee has been sentenced to an 11-year prison term after being convicted of using forged academic and disability certificates to secure employment and obtain financial benefits.
David Mogire Nyabuti was convicted by the Anti-Corruption Court after the prosecution, led by Naomi Isoe, proved that he fraudulently acquired public property and uttered false documents.
Senior Principal Magistrate C. Okore ordered Nyabuti to pay KSh14.946 million in compensation for fraudulently acquired public property, or serve five years in prison if he fails to pay. He was also fined KSh900,000 for the offence, with a two-year default sentence.
Nyabuti was further fined KSh200,000 on each of two counts of uttering false documents. Each fine carries a two-year default prison term.
The sentences will run concurrently.
The court heard that Nyabuti worked as a Craft Grade III employee at KenGen from August 2003 until his resignation in September 2018.
He had sat for the 1994 KCSE examination at St Paul’s Igonga Secondary School, obtaining a mean grade of D-.
However, he presented KenGen with a forged certificate showing a C- grade, enabling him to secure employment and earn KSh14.946 million in salaries and benefits.
The court also found that he fraudulently obtained a disability certificate, allowing him to enjoy tax exemptions between 2014 and 2018.
