How Govt Official Used Fake KCSE Certificate To Make Millions
Munyeti was arrested on serious allegations of academic certificate forgery and fraudulent acquisition of public funds.
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has apprehended Edwin Amagola Munyeti, an employee of the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NAWASCO).
According to a statement on Monday, May 12, Munyeti was arrested on serious allegations of academic certificate forgery and fraudulent acquisition of public funds.
EACC revealed that Munyeti is accused of using a counterfeit Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate—purportedly issued by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC)—to fraudulently secure employment at NAWASCO in March 2010.
EACC offices at the Integrity Centre in Nairobi. /FILE
Investigations by the EACC revealed that Munyeti received a total of Ksh 9.1 million in salaries and benefits between March 2010 and December 2023, funds he was not lawfully entitled to due to the forged academic qualifications.
"As a result of this fraudulent appointment, the suspect unlawfully received Kes9,080,267 in salary payments drawn from public funds between March 2010 and December 2023," EACC stated in part.
Following the completion of the investigation, the case file was submitted to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), which approved charges including deceiving a principal, forgery, and fraudulent acquisition of public property.
The suspect was formally processed at EACC Headquarters, located at the Integrity Centre in Nairobi. He is expected to appear in court for plea taking on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
Under Section 349 of the Penal Code, the act of forging a document with the intention to mislead is punishable by a prison term of up to three years, a monetary fine, or both.
Additionally, Section 41 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act (ACECA) stipulates that deliberately providing false information to an employer to secure a job may attract a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
In light of these legal provisions, the suspect is expected to be charged with forgery, deception of a principal, and the unlawful acquisition of public resources.
In a near-similar case on October 14, 2024, EACC arrested a senior official of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) accused of forging her academic certificates and using the same to secure employment at the electoral body on April 4, 2012.
According to the anti-corruption body, investigations established that the suspect forged a Master of Arts (Population Studies) degree certificate purporting it to be a genuine certificate awarded by the University of Nairobi on May 9, 2004.
Additionally, she subsequently used the same to obtain a promotion at IEBC, thereby earning a cumulative salary and benefits amounting to over Ksh37 million, which, according to EACC, constituted fraudulent acquisition of public property.
