Former Kiambu County official fined Ksh.1M over forgery of KCSE certificate
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A former Principal Human Resource Officer at the County
Assembly of Kiambu has been fined Ksh.1.06 million after admitting to
fraudulently securing public funds using a forged Kenya Certificate of
Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate.
Margaret Njeri Mbugua was convicted by the Milimani
Anti-Corruption Court on three counts after pleading guilty under a plea
agreement with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
In a judgment delivered on October 22, 2026, Magistrate
Isabellah Barasa ordered Mbugua to pay Ksh.1 million in compensation to the
government for fraudulently acquiring public property. She was also fined
Ksh.20,000 on each of the three counts, bringing the total penalty to Ksh.1.06
million.
