Ex-IEBC Official Fined 80K Over Fake Degree

A former Assistant Elections Officer at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has been fined Ksh80,000 after being found guilty of uttering a fake degree certificate. 

In a statement on Monday, September 21, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) said the accused, George Kipyatich Kibor, will serve 8 months in prison in default of the fine. 

“In its judgment delivered on September 17th 2026, the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court found Mr. George Kipyatich Kibor guilty of uttering a false document and fined him Ksh 80,000, and in default, he is to serve eight months’ imprisonment,” EACC said. 

According to the commission, Kibor submitted a forged Bachelor of Business Management (Finance and Banking) degree certificate purportedly issued by Moi University.

The accused allegedly presented the certificate in support of his application for promotion from IEBC Grade 8 to Grade 7.

“Investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) established that Mr. Kibor had submitted a forged Bachelor of Business Management (Finance and Banking) degree certificate, purportedly issued by Moi University, in support of his application for promotion from IEBC Grade 8 to Grade 7,” EACC said. 

Kibor was subsequently arrested and charged before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on 10 March 2026 with forgery of a degree certificate and uttering a false document. 

The accused was, however, acquitted of the forgery charges. 

“The Commission welcomes the conviction and sentence, noting that the outcome serves as a deterrent to individuals who engage in similar criminal conduct,” EACC added. 

This comes a week after the Anti-Corruption Court ordered a former Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KenGen) employee to pay Ksh16 million or serve 11 years in jail after finding him guilty of forging a KCSE Certificate to secure employment.  

 The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the accused, David Mogire Nyabuti, said the accused obtained more than Ksh14.9 million in salaries and benefits. 

The court further found that Nyabuti fraudulently obtained a disability certificate from the National Council for Persons with Disabilities, which enabled him to enjoy tax exemptions between July 2014 and September 2018.

He is also accused of purchasing property using the money he was paid, and was charged with uttering false documents.

"Senior Principal Magistrate C. Okore sentenced Nyabuti to pay Ksh14,946,118 in compensation for fraudulently acquired public property, in default of five years’ imprisonment. He was also fined Ksh900,000 for the same offence, in default of two years’ imprisonment.

"Nyabuti was further convicted on two counts of uttering false documents contrary to Section 353 of the Penal Code. He was fined KSh200,000 on each count, with a default sentence of two years’ imprisonment for each offence," the statement read in part.

According to the prosecution, the suspect presented a KCSE certificate indicating that he scored a C- to secure employment at KenGen, yet he actually attained a D- in the exam.