On  Monday, October 14, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested a senior official from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for allegedly forging academic certificates to secure employment on April 4, 2012.

EACC Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi confirmed the arrest of Ms. Caroline Sabiri Manyange, the Manager for Boundaries Delimitation, at her residence in Nairobi West. She was taken to the EACC Integrity Centre Police Station and is set to be arraigned at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court later today.

EACC says investigations established that Manyange forged a Master of Arts (Population Studies) degree certificate purporting it to be a genuine certificate awarded by the University of Nairobi on 9th May 2004 and subsequently used the same to obtain a promotion at IEBC thereby earning a cumulative salary and benefits amounting to over KSh37 million, which constitutes fraudulent acquisition of public property.

The official was apprehended after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) concurred with the recommendations of EACC that she be charged with the offences of forgery contrary to section 345 as read with section 349 of the Penal Code, and uttering a false document contrary to section 353 of the Penal Code.

Further to the criminal prosecution, EACC will proceed to file civil proceedings in court to recover all the salaries and benefits amounting to over KSh37 million earned by the accused person on the basis of fake academic qualifications.

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