Kenyan Pilot Who has Been Flying for 8 Years Accused of Forging Documents to Join Aviation School

A Kenyan pilot has been arraigned in court for allegedly forging a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate.

Appearing before Milimani Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku on Tuesday, Ahmad Nassir Dirie Olow was charged with making a false certificate for the 2007 KCSE examination, purporting it to be from the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC).

He is alleged to have used the fake KCSE certificate to enroll in pilot training at Ninety Nines Flying School in Wilson Airport, Nairobi on July 30th, 2011.

Olow presented the false document to Lt. Col. Amin Ali, the head of training at Ninety Nines Flying School, according to a police report.

The court was also told that the accused uttered the same certificate to Sergeant Cyrus Ikade on January 6th, 2021, at the Anti-Terrorist Police Unit headquarters at Upper Hill, Nairobi.

Olow pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on Sh50,000 cash bail. The case will be mentioned in February 2021.

On Thursday, K24 Digital reported that the suspect has been working as a pilot for an unnamed company for the past eight years.

He forged the certificate and awarded himself a grade of B+ in order to join aviation college.