This archive report was first published on 5 June 2020.
Published on June 5, 2020, a court has issued orders to bar the Kenya National Commission on Unesco (KNATCOM) from dismissing its deputy chief executive David Otiato and chief accountant Catherine Nyakoboke.
The two are accused of forging a recommendation letter to help Ms Nyakoboke secure employment at the state corporation in 2018.
Justices Hellen Wasilwa and Byram Ongaya issued the orders following two separate cases by the two seeking to stop investigations into the allegations.
Mr Otiato has been accused of helping Ms Nyakoboke forge a recommendation letter from her former employer, AVIC-Shatui, to secure her current job.
KNATCOM had initiated disciplinary proceedings against the two.
Justice Wasilwa ordered the parties to appear before her on Wednesday for hearing.
The scandal is also threatening to create a rift between the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
Mr Walter Oyugi, the man whose signature appeared on the recommendation letter, filed a complaint with the DCI in Kasarani saying he never signed the document.
Assistant DPP Christine Nanjala questioned the forgery charge, terming it an absurdity because the two accused would be required to testify against each other.
The DCI has maintained there is sufficient evidence to sustain the forgery charges.
