This archive report was first published on 5 November 2019.
On November 5, 2019, a senior quality assurance officer at the Ministry of Education was sentenced to two years in prison or pay a fine of Ksh.6.3 million after being found guilty of stealing public funds.
George Otieno Odhiambo, a senior quality assurance officer, was convicted of embezzling Kshs.2,934,600 from the World Bank and Government of Kenya Education Sector Support Program in 2009.
The funds were meant for Capacity Building Workshops on Management of Instructional Materials in Secondary Schools in 10 Districts within the then Rift Valley Province.
However, the workshops did not take place, and Odhiambo is said to have used forged documents to surrender the imprest he received.
Delivering the ruling, Anti-Corruption Court Magistrate Felix Kombo sitting in Nairobi said the evidence presented by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission had proved a case beyond reasonable doubt against Odhiambo.
The magistrate found him guilty on one charge of deceiving the principal and ordered him to pay the fine of Ksh. 6,369,200 or serve 2 years imprisonment.
