KRA manager charged over fake JKUAT degree, Sh13.9million public funds fraud
Peter Wangio Mwambingu was arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts after his arrest on September 6, 2026 with prosecutors accusing him of presenting a fake Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) degree certificate as genuine and subsequently acquiring Sh13.9 million from KRA.
A Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) finance manager is facing a criminal prosecution after allegedly using a forged university degree to secure employment and, over more than a decade, fraudulently acquire nearly Sh14 million in public funds.
Peter Wangio Mwambingu was arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts after his arrest on September 6, 2026 with prosecutors accusing him of presenting a fake Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) degree certificate as genuine and subsequently acquiring Sh13.9 million from KRA.
The prosecution alleges that Mwambingu fraudulently acquired public property worth Sh13,947,414.59 between August 16, 2013, and March 21, 2024, while serving as a KRA finance manager. The case places the alleged fraud over a period of more than 10 years.
Fake JKUAT degree
According to the charge sheet, Mwambingu allegedly forged JKUAT Degree Certificate Number 1205 in his name on August 16, 2013.
The certificate purportedly showed that he had been awarded a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance by JKUAT on July 20, 2012.
Prosecutors allege that Mwambingu knew the certificate was false but nevertheless used it as a genuine academic qualification.
He faces a separate charge of making a false document contrary to Section 375(a) of the Penal Code, with prosecutors alleging that the certificate was created with an intention to defraud.
He is also accused of uttering a false document contrary to Section 353 of the Penal Code.
The charge sheet states that on August 16, 2013, Mwambingu allegedly presented the purported degree certificate at KRA’s headquarters at Times Tower in Nairobi, claiming it was genuine despite allegedly knowing it was forged.
Sh13.9million alleged loss
The most financially significant charge concerns the alleged acquisition of Sh13,947,414.59 in public funds.
Prosecutors allege that the money was fraudulently acquired between August 2013 and March 2024 at KRA offices in Nairobi.
The charge has been brought under Section 45(1)(a), as read with Section 48 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act.
The Republic of Kenya, through KRA, is listed as the complainant.
Among the witnesses listed by the prosecution are Thaddeus Gitonga Kariara and Alex Wekesa.
The prosecution had sought to keep Mwambingu in custody after his arrest without a warrant on September 6.
The court, however, released him on a Sh5 million bond as the case proceeds.
