- The four who were arrested on Monday by DCI detectives were arraigned at the Eldoret law courts.
- DCI said the suspects were charged with the offences of forgery of academic certificates, making of false documents, uttering of false documents and fraudulent acquisition of public property.
Four suspects arrested for allegedly using forged credentials to acquire public service jobs at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital have been arraigned.
The four who were arrested on Monday by DCI detectives were arraigned at the Eldoret law courts.
DCI said the suspects were charged with the offences of forgery of academic certificates, making of false documents, uttering of false documents and fraudulent acquisition of public property.
''The four pleaded not guilty to the courts and were released on Sh100,000 cash bail or a bond of Sh300,000," a statement reads.
The arrests come in the wake of a nationwide crackdown announced by the investigating agency on individuals who are said to have used forged academic papers to secure employment.
Last month, another suspect was arraigned in the same court.
He was arrested at the Waitaluk location within Trans Nzoia County for an offence of forging academic certificates.
''Investigations that resulted in his arrest revealed that the suspect forged a Moi University degree certificate as well as academic transcripts which he used to secure employment with the Ministry of Education State Department for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)," the DCI said in a statement.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on a Sh200,000 cash bail awaiting the mention of the pre-trial day.
The ongoing crackdown on fake papers within the public service comes a few days after the Public Service Commission handed over a report bearing 1,280 cases of forged certificates from 91 public institutions and 787 from ministries, state departments and agencies to the DCI and EACC for action.
EACC recently arrested a ward administrator for Marsabit Central for allegedly using forged academic documents to get employed.
The suspect was apprehended and thereafter taken to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Isiolo Regional Offices.
Confirming the arrest, EACC Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi said besides charging the official, the Commission will recover and return to the government all the salaries and benefits that he has earned over time.
"This is the monies and benefits earned on the basis of the fake certificates over the years, as his illegitimate employment amounts to fraudulent acquisition of public property," Ngumbi said.