Officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested an employee of Marsabit County government with fake academic certificates.

EACC arrested the Ward Administrator for Marsabit Central Halkano Dabasso on Monday February 26, 2024 for allegedly using forged academic certificates to secure the job.

Debasso is being detained at Isiolo police station as the commission prepares to arraign him in court.

“The suspect, to be arraigned before the Isiolo Anti-Corruption Court on Tuesday, forged a Diploma in Community Development and Social Work purporting it to be a genuine document issued by Thika Institute of Business Studies and a KCSE Certificate from KNEC,” EACC noted in a statement.

Dabasso used the fake certificates to gain employment at Marsabit County Government where he has been working since 2018.

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The commission also noted that it will recover all the salaries and benefits that the Ward Administrator has earned over the years on the basis of the fake academic certificates.

The arrest came after the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) concurred with recommendations of EACC to charge the official with 6 counts of fraudulent acquisition of public property, deceiving, principal forgery and uttering a false document.

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