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Former Auditor General Deputy Director Charged Over Ksh 28.5M Fake Degree Scandal
"Your Honour, I pray for the lenient bond and bail terms for the accused person, who is willing to comply with the conditions to be set by the court," the lawyer prayed.
The Nairobi Anti-Corruption Court has released the former deputy director at the office of the Auditor General on a bond of 1 million for forging academic certificates and acquiring Ksh 28.5 million, which was the public property.
Hannah Wambui Mwaura appeared before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Chief Magistrate Harrison Barasa and was charged with five counts of forgery, uttering of forged documents, acquisition of public property, and providing false information.
She was charged that between February 3, 2015, and May 2024 at Nairobi County within the Republic of Kenya, being a public officer employed at the office of the Auditor General, being the Assistant Manager Audit, she acquired Ksh 28,468,754, being the Monthly salary paid to her after securing the position using a forged degree certificate.
The court heard that she forged a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting option) certificate purported to be awarded by Mt. Kenya University on August 20, 2010, the document that the government relied on to secure the employment.
She faced another charge of deceiving a principal contrary to Section 48 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act 2003.
Mwaura was charged with providing false information to the Office of the Auditor General by filling in the application form for employment, indicating to be a BCM holder from Mt. Kenya University, which was a false fact.
She was also charged with forging and uttering a BCM degree certificate, purporting it to be genuine, and uttering the same document in the name of Hannah Wambui Mwaura, purporting it to be a genuine certificate awarded by Mt Kenya University.
Further, she was charged with providing false information to a public entity, which is contrary to the law.
She denied the charges and, through her lawyer, requested lenient bond terms.
“Your Honour, I pray for the lenient bond and bail terms for the accused person, who is willing to comply with the conditions to be set by the court,” the lawyer prayed.
The prosecution did not oppose her release on bond but urged the court to impose reasonable terms.
The magistrate granted the accused a bond of Ksh 1 million with alternative cash bail of Ksh 450,000. The matter will be mentioned on August 19, 2026, for pre-trial and directions.
