Fake letter on the nomination of four politicians to the cabinetParliament has dismissed as fake a letter circulating online claiming to be from the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly and addressed to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on the vetting of four Cabinet nominees.
The forged letter, dated October 30, 2025, listed Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, Kanu national chairman Gideon Moi, Samburu West MP Naisula Lesuuda and Nyandarua Senator John Methu as the purported nominees for Cabinet positions.
“We respectively request that your findings be submitted by Thursday, November 6, 2025, to enable further proceedings within the stipulated timelines,” the fake letter stated.
The document carried a forged signature of National Assembly Clerk Samuel Njoroge and a counterfeit Parliament stamp.
The institution flagged it on its official social media pages, marking it with a bold red “FAKE” stamp to warn the public.
Parliament clarified that no such nominations had been received or processed by the National Assembly and urged Kenyans to disregard the letter, terming it part of an ongoing campaign of misinformation targeting legislative operations.
"This document is not from the National Assembly/Parliament of Kenya. It is fake. Kindly disregard it."
This is the second such incident within two weeks. On October 22, another letter circulated online, purporting to show that three individuals, including Lesuuda, had been nominated to the Cabinet and were awaiting vetting by Parliament.
Fake letter on nomination of four politicians to cabinetFollowing the earlier forgery, Njoroge issued a public advisory cautioning against the spread of false information allegedly from Parliament.
He maintained that the House had not received any nominations for Cabinet positions and called on the public to verify any communication purporting to originate from Parliament.
Njoroge also flagged another fake document that had circulated online purporting to be the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
“The attention of the National Assembly has been drawn to false information circulating on the internet and social media purporting to represent Bills recently passed by Parliament and a purported letter dated 14th October 2025 on the vetting of persons allegedly for approval by Parliament for appointment to the Cabinet,” he said.
He reminded Kenyans that all authentic Bills introduced in Parliament are accessible only through official channels — the National Assembly website and the National Council for Law Reporting’s portal.
Njoroge further advised members of the public to confirm any such information through official correspondence — via postal address P.O. Box 41847-00100, Nairobi, hand-delivered letters to the Main Parliament Buildings, or email at [email protected].
“The integrity of legislative information is critical to public confidence in Parliament,” he said, adding, “We will not allow fake documents or deliberate misinformation to distort facts or mislead the public.”
