NAIROBI, Kenya — A former Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) official has been sentenced to 11 years after being convicted of fraudulently acquiring public property and uttering false documents using forged academic certificates to secure admission and employment.
David Mogire Nyabuti was found guilty of using a forged Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate and result slip to gain admission to the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) Training School, now known as the Institute of Energy Studies and Research.
He later used the documents to secure employment at KenGen, where he received salaries and benefits totalling Sh14.94 million between August 2003 and September 2018.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), which investigated the case, established that Nyabuti presented the forged KCSE documents as genuine certificates issued by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
Nyabuti was charged before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on June 13, 2025, facing five counts — one count of fraudulent acquisition of public property, two counts of forgery and two counts of uttering false documents.
The court convicted him of fraudulent acquisition of public property and ordered him to pay the Government Sh14,946,118 in compensation. Failure to pay would attract a five-year prison term.
He was also fined Sh900,000, with a default sentence of two years’ imprisonment on the same count.
On each of the two counts of uttering false documents, Nyabuti was fined Sh200,000, with a default sentence of two years’ imprisonment for each count. The court directed that all imprisonment terms run concurrently.
The EACC welcomed the conviction and sentence, saying the outcome would serve as a deterrent to individuals engaging in similar criminal conduct.
