Kisii County Assembly administrative clerk released on Sh150,000 bond in forgery case
An administrative Clerk at the Kisii County Assembly has been freed on a Sh150,000 bond with a surety of a similar amount or an alternative cash bail of Sh70,000 after he was today arraigned for forging documents to secure employment at the devolved unit.
David Geoffrey Ombiro, who spent the night yesterday at the Kisii Central Police Station, was arraigned at the Kisii Anti-Corruption Court earlier today following his arrest by sleuths from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) yesterday.
Ombiro was arrested after investigations by the anti-corruption commission established that he altered his birth certificate, changing his year of birth from 1967 to 1973, and used the falsified certificate to procure a National Identity Card reflecting the amended details.
He is also accused of forging a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Personal Identification Number, a National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) card, and a National Social Security Fund (NSSF) card to match the falsified identity, which he subsequently submitted to the Kisii County Assembly as part of his employment records.
“Upon concluding investigations, EACC forwarded the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who approved three different charges against him,” EACC confirmed.
Among the charges recommended against Ombiro include one count of deceiving a principal contrary to section 41(2) as read with section 48 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, 2003.
He also faces five counts of forgery contrary to section 345 as read with section 349 of the Penal Code, and five counts of uttering a false document contrary to section 353 of the Penal Code
“He was processed at the EACC South Nyanza Regional Office and later taken to Kisii Central Police Station, where he spent the night in custody before being arraigned at the Kisii Anti-Corruption Court earlier today,” EACC added.
The suspect pleaded not guilty to all counts, and the case has been set for a pre-trial conference on the 25th of this month.
