REREC procurement officer charged over alleged forgery of academic certificates

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Eacc) arrested and arraigned a Supply Chain Management Officer at the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) Dennis Thuo Kimani for allegedly forging academic certificates.

Appearing before Anti-Corruption Principal Magistrate Gichana, the accused denied the charges of forgery, uttering false documents and fraudulent acquisition of public property being the cumulative amount of salaries and benefits that he earned based on the fake certificates.

The court heard that Thuo forged his academic certificates to secure a job.

However, according to the prosecution, investigations established that Thuo, forged a Degree Certificate in Purchasing and Supplies Chain Management and Transcripts from first to fourth year, purporting them to be genuine documents legitimately attained from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).

He was released on a bond of Sh700,000 or a cash bail of Sh200,000.

The matter will be mentioned in court on March 11, 2024.