The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested Florence Njeri Njuguna, a fund manager at the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), Lari Constituency, over allegations of using forged academic documents to secure her position.
In a statement on Tuesday, May 6, the anti-graft body confirmed that Njuguna had presented a fake Bachelor’s degree from Moi University during her employment process.
Additionally, she is accused of providing a forged KCSE certificate from Kahuhia Girls High School during the process.
According to EACC, investigations revealed that Njuguna earned over Ksh2.2 million in salary payments drawn from public funds as a result of her fraudulent appointment.
"Njuguna’s arrest follows an allegation that she had used forged academic documents to secure her position. EACC investigations revealed that she had presented a fake Bachelor's degree from Moi University and a forged KCSE certificate from Kahuhia Girls High School to secure her employment at the Fund.
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"As a result of this fraudulent appointment, Njuguna unlawfully received Ksh2,229,123 in salary payments drawn from public funds," the statement read.
Following the completion of the investigation, the case file was forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who gave the green light for her prosecution.
“Upon completion of the investigation, the case file was forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who approved the prosecution of the suspect for fraudulent acquisition of public property, forgery, and uttering false documents,” the Commission confirmed.
Njuguna is expected to be arraigned in court to face the charges.
The arrest came days after EACC arrested Esther Wanjiru Chege, an Assistant Accountant at the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), over allegations of conflict of interest.
In a statement on Tuesday, May 6, EACC said Chege was apprehended on Friday, May 2, alongside three other suspects.
The agency said the arrests followed the conclusion of investigations into irregular tender awards involving companies linked to her immediate family members.
Additionally, EACC is pursuing a parallel civil suit to recover unexplained wealth amounting to Ksh38.6 million from Chege.
The agency insisted that her official salary could not account for the accumulation of such wealth.
"Besides the criminal charges against Wanjiru Chege, the Commission is pursuing the suspect in an ongoing unexplained wealth suit seeking to forfeit Ksh38,610,843.91 suspected to have been obtained as a result of corrupt conduct."
"Wanjiru, whose net salary during the period under review increased from Ksh49,580 in January 2016 to Ksh116,640 by May 2022, was found to be in possession of assets that are disproportionate to her known legitimate sources of income,” the statement read in part.
The court is set to issue directions on bail and bond terms on Friday, May 9.
