Accountant denies using fake papers to secure agency job

A former chief accountant at the Kenya National Commission for Unesco was Wednesday charged with forging a document to help her secure the State job two years ago.

Catherine Nyakoboke appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi and denied two counts of forgery and uttering a false document. She was hired at the organisation as the chief accountant in 2018.

The charge against Ms Nyakoboke stated that on March 5, 2018 jointly with others not before court and with intent to defraud, she made background check form, purporting it was genuine and issued by Avic Shantui Construction (EA) Limited, her former employer.

She was further accused that on the same day at the Commission offices at National Bank Building on Harambee Avenue,Nairobi she “knowingly and fraudulently uttered background check form purporting it to be filled and signed by Walter Omwenga Oyugi”.

The court ordered her to deposit cash bail of Sh100, 000 to secure her release. A pre-trial of the case will be held on October 7. Ms Nyakoboke tried unsuccessfully to stop the charges against her arguing that another case, touching on similar matters, was pending before a Makadara court.

However, the court dismissed her objection.

Documents annexed in court showed that her former employer confirmed that she worked for the company between September 24, 2014 and March 27, 2015 as a financial administration assistant.

Mr Oyugi, the man whose signature appeared on the background form, complained to DCI, denying signing such a document.