This archive report was first published on 17 October 2019.
On October 16, 2019, detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested Robert Kibe Githongo, a Kiambu County Assembly Member and pastor, over allegations of forging his academic documents.
Githongo, who is also a pastor of the Africa Independent Pentecostal Church, denied the charges before Magistrate Lawrence Mugambi.
He was released on a Ksh. 1 million bond and a surety of a similar amount, with the alternative of paying Ksh. 800,000 in cash bail.
The case is set to be mentioned on October 31, 2019, to fix the hearing dates.
According to EACC, Githongo is facing four counts of charges, including providing false information to the commission, making a false document, uttering a false document, and making a false declaration.
The anti-corruption agency opened investigations against Githongo after it emerged that he had used fake papers to enroll into a programme at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).
He allegedly forged his KCSE certificate in order to pursue a diploma course at the university.
JKUAT confirmed that it had withdrawn the diploma certificate issued to Githongo after confirming that he had forged a KCSE certificate to enroll for a leadership programme.
