EACC arrests personal assistant of a Senior Government Official for forging academic certificates – Claims she has earned over Ksh 15 Million after securing the job using the fake papers.

 EACC has arraigned one Jecintah Adoyo Hezron, Personal Assistant to the Chairperson of the Commission of Revenue Allocation (CRA) over the forgery of academic certificates.

She is accused of forging a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts Degree Certificates purporting that they are genuine documents awarded by the University of Nairobi, which she used to secure employment at CRA.

Appearing before Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, the accused pleaded not guilty to charges of fraudulent acquisition of public property, forgery, uttering false documents, and giving false information to a person employed in public service.

Principal Magistrate Hon. Celesa Okore released her on a bond of Kes. 2 million with a surety of a similar amount or cash bail of Kes. 1 million.

The matter will be mentioned on 17th June 2024. 

The accused worked at CRA from August 2017 during which she fraudulently earned a salary amounting to Kes.15,224,522.

The Commission will file a civil suit to recover the amount.