Ex-Nairobi Water Employee Faces Court Over Forged KCSE Certificate

A former employee of the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Limited (NCWSC) appeared in court on Monday, accused of using a forged Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate to secure employment

Gladys Babra Asembo was arraigned at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, facing multiple charges including fraudulently acquiring Ksh. 6,236,053 from NCWSC, deceiving a principal, forgery, and uttering a false document

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) launched an investigation after reports suggested Asembo used a falsified certificate to work as an ICT Assistant from June 27, 2012, to March 4, 2024

“Investigations established that the certificate she presented was falsified but purported to be genuine, issued by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC),” the commission said in a statement

After completing the probe, the EACC forwarded the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who approved the charges

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Asembo denied all allegations and was released on a Ksh. 1,000,000 bond with two sureties of the same amount. She had initially been arrested on September 3, 2025, and released on Ksh. 25,000 bail pending arraignment

However, she failed to appear on the scheduled date, prompting the court to issue a warrant of arrest on September 17, leading to her eventual arraignment

Writer : Mweru Mbugua