A Supply Chain Management Officer at the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) has been charged with forging degree certificate.
Dennis Thuo Kimani was charged at a Milimani Law Court, Nairobi following his arrest by officers from the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC)
Kimani is accused of forging his academic certificates to secure a job at REREC.
He was charged with 11 counts of forgery in relation to his academic papers.
"Between 1st April 2022 and 31st July 2022 within Nairobi County in the Republic of Kenya, being employed at the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation to wit as a Supply Chain Management Assistant (Procurement and Disposal), you fraudulently acquired Kshs 311,974.5 being salary from the Rural Electrification and Renewable," Count one read.
Appearing before Anti-Corruption Principal Magistrate Hon. Gichana, the accused denied the charges of forgery, uttering false documents and fraudulent acquisition of public property being the cumulative amount of salaries and benefits that he earned based on the fake certificates.
He was released on a bond of Sh700,000 or a cash bail of Sh200,000.
The matter will be mentioned in court on March 11, 2024.
