A senior IEBC officer was arrested after he was allegedly believed to have forged her education certificates.
She was a manager at the IEBC.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has recently arrested a senior official of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission over allegations of forgery of her documents.
The senior officer is alleged to have forged her academic certificates and used them to secure employment at the electoral body in the beginning of April 2012.
Eric Ngumbi who is the EACC’s Spokesperson confirmed that the senior officer was a manager at IEBC.
After investigations it has been established that the suspect forged a Master of Arts certificate, making it appear as if it was a genuine certificate awarded by the University of Nairobi on May 9, 2004.
“Investigations established that she forged a Master of Arts degree certificate purporting it to be a genuine certificate awarded by the University of Nairobi on May 9, 2004.’’
It is reported that the suspect subsequently used the same certificate to obtain a promotion at IEBC earning a cumulative salary and benefits amounting to over 37 million.
The suspect was arrested at her home in Nairobi West and later escorted to the EACC Integrity Centre Police Station for further interrogation.
She was held at the Integrity Centre awaiting to be arraigned before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on the same day.
