KISII, Kenya, Apr 13 – A primary teacher was Thursday arraigned at the Kisii Law Court for faking his primary, secondary and college certificates and securing a Teachers Service Commission (TSC) job 16 years ago.
The teacher forged his academic certificates, presented them to TSC in 2007 and secured a job belonging to another person while falsely presenting himself.
Okombo Otieno forged his primary certificate, secondary and tertiary certificates and presented himself to his employer as Daudi Ochoi alias Duncan Magero to Teachers Service Commission where he secured a job 16 years ago.
Okombo Otieno alias Daudi Ochoi Magero was arrested by officers from Ethics and Ant-corruption Commission and presented to the kisii law court today afternoon under seven counts before the court Magistrate Wa Kugwa Wahinya.
On particulars of the offense, Otieno was charged that between 2nd and 26th February 2007 at Gucha Within Kisii County uttered to TSC a document of his KCPE serial number 1008541, a lawful document issued to Ochoi Daudi Magero by the Kenya National Examination Council and falsely presented to himself to be the said Daudi Magero.
Otieno was also charged with persons of a person named in a certificate contrary to section 384 of the penal code that he falsely presented himself as Ochoi Daudi Magero with a KCSE certificate serial number 380759.
On the third count, Otieno was charged that while applying for the TSC job he presented a primary teachers certificate no 178447 which was lawfully issued to Duncan Ochoi by the Kenya National Examination Council and he presented himself as Duncan Ochoi.
He was further charged with providing false information to persons employed in the public service contrary to section 129 a of the penal code and fraudulent acquisition of public property contrary to section 45 1a as read with section 48 of the anti-corruption and economic crimes on the same date at Gucha within Kisii country.
Otieno pleaded not guilty to the seven counts and he was released on a bond of Ksh.700 and a cash bail of Ksh.200, 000.The case will be mentioned on 24th April.
EACC wants Otieno to return a total emolument of Sh3.3 million.
