Nairobi Water Employee to Pay Ksh 7.5M Over Fake KCSE Certificate
A former Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company employee has been ordered to pay over Ksh7.5 million after being convicted of using a forged KCSE certificate to secure his job. The court ruled he must refund salaries earned over seven years or face a four-year prison sentence.
Why it matters
This case highlights the strict enforcement of anti-corruption measures regarding academic integrity in public sector employment in Kenya.
Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) certificates. Photo KNEC --> A former Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company employee has been convicted after a court found that he used falsified Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) details to obtain a job at the state-owned utility.
The Milimani Anti-Corruption Court ordered the former employee to pay Ksh7.54 million in compensation and fines following a judgment delivered on October 29.
“The Milimani Anti-Corruption Court has convicted a Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) employee for using a forged academic certificate to secure employment and ordered him to pay a total of KES7,542,673 in compensation and fines,” read a statement issued by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
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