David Mogire Nyabuti has been sentenced to 11 years after being found guilty of using forged academic documents to secure training and employment at Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), leading to the loss of nearly Ksh15 million in public funds.
Nyabuti was convicted by the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court after investigations established that he presented a fake Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate and result slip as genuine documents issued by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
The forged certificate showed that Nyabuti had obtained a mean grade of C-, a qualification that helped him 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 same academic papers to secure employment at KenGen.However, court records showed that Nyabuti had actually obtained a mean grade of D- in eight subjects when he sat his KCSE examinations at St Paul’s Igonga Secondary School in 1994.
Nyabuti worked at KenGen from August 2003 until September 2018. During his 15 years at the company, he received salaries and employment benefits amounting to Ksh14,946,118.82 as a result of the fraudulent qualification.
His case came under scrutiny after he was asked to produce his original academic certificates. He subsequently resigned from the company in September 2018.The court also found that Nyabuti had used a fraudulently obtained disability certificate from the National Council for Persons with Disabilities to benefit from tax exemptions between July 2014 and September 2018.
He was charged in June 2025 with five counts, including fraudulent acquisition of public property, forgery and uttering false documents.
The prosecution was led by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, while the matter was investigated by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
Senior Principal Magistrate Celesa Okore ordered Nyabuti to compensate the government Ksh14.946 million for the public funds he obtained through the fraud. If he fails to pay, he will serve five years in prison.
He was also fined Ksh900,000 for fraudulently acquiring public property, with a two-year jail term as an alternative.
On each of two counts of uttering false documents, he was fined Ksh200,000, with a two-year prison term for each count if he fails to pay.
The court directed that the prison terms run concurrently, meaning the sentences will be served at the same time.
The conviction sends a strong warning to people who use fake academic and official documents to enter public institutions, secure jobs or gain financial benefits.
Authorities have continued to tighten scrutiny of qualifications as cases involving forged certificates come under increasing investigation.
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