Nairobi Water employee charged with forging Zetech University certificate

The Milimani Anti-Corruption Court has ruled that a Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) employee has a case to answer over charges of forgery to secure employment.

The accused, Brenda Nelly Sulungai, was placed on her defence after the court found that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to support all three charges against her.

These included forgery, uttering a false document and deceiving a Principal contrary to Section 48 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, 2003 (ACECA).

The court heard that Sulungai forged a Diploma in Community Development and Social Work, purporting it to be a genuine document issued by Zetech University on November 6, 2015.

According to court documents, on July 4, 2019, the accused presented the forged diploma to the Managing Director of NCWSC as a genuine qualification issued by Zetech University.

Additionally, on November 22, 2021, while employed at NCWSC as a Community Development Assistant, the court heard that the accused intentionally deceived her employer by declaring in her personnel records that she held the said diploma. 

She is also alleged to have submitted the falsified certificate for official record updates. 

To back its case, the prosecution presented 25 documents as exhibits and four witnesses to the stand to testify. 

Notably, the evidence showed the signatures on the disputed certificate did not match those of the authorized signatories, specifically the Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice Chancellor of Zetech University.