Two Kenyan Women Jailed for Using Forged Academic Papers to Secure Jobs in a Gov't Agency
Two Kenyan women have been sentenced to jail after they were found guilty of forging academic documents and using them to secure employment in a government agency.
The two, Pauline Otieno and Lilian Ochieng worked as supplies assistants at the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation in 2018, according to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
They were charged with five counts including forgery, providing false information to a public entity, deceiving a public entity, uttering a false document, and fraudulent acquisition of public property being the cumulative salary earned on forged certificates
Pauline was convicted and jailed for two years and six months or pay a Sh228,698 fine while Lillian was jailed for three years and six months or pay a Sh271,901 fine.
Pauline was found to have forged a procurement certificate from Mount Kenya University (MKU) while Lilian forged both a diploma and certificate from the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM).
The court heard that the two worked in the State corporation for eight years as casual employees before forging the documents for their promotion to Supplies Assistants.
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Yet our politicians can use…
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Yet our politicians can use fake/forged academic degree certificates with impunity. Welcome to our corruption paradise! A place called Kenya- a banana republic.
They should also Target all…
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In reply to Yet our politicians can use… by Mwororo (not verified)
They should also Target all Tribes; not just Luos.
We are jailing some poor…
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We are jailing some poor women for forgery while Sakaja has become a sensation of forgery and corruption of the same academic papers these two women are being jailed about. A clear way how double standards are played in the public eye.
The women should have…
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The women should have contacted Team University in Uganda to get some fake degree certificates. That is the University every Kenyan politician gets fake degree certificates.
Oluos replaced Okuyus in…
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Oluos replaced Okuyus in crimes a century ago!
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In reply to Oluos replaced Okuyus in… by Juju (not verified)
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They are just following…
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They are just following examples set forth by they leaders.Indeed someone has aptly said that there are two set of laws in Kenya. Right now number of our leaders and would'bes' are embroiled in dispute over the authenticity ,and or validity of their credentials,but yet we are not quick to castigate them.We kind of treat it just as a storm that will pass away...
Frying small fish will not put adent in this criminal activity.Changes will only come when the big fish start flip flopping in the cooler...
Forgery used to be the…
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Forgery used to be the domain of kisii State. Now jatialala have ventured into this space
I would assume that the law…
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I would assume that the law against forgery does not apply to former senators aspiring to become governors. Only in Kenya.....
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