Two govt officials handed six years in jail for forging certificates to get jobs
The Rural Electrification Authority (REA), which is in charge of accelerating the pace of rural electrification to promote development in the country is one of the agencies that has been recommended for dissolution.
Two government officials attached to the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (Rerec) have been jailed for six years by the anti-corruption court in Kisumu for forging documents to secure the State jobs four years ago.
Pauline Anyango Otieno and Lilian Akoth Ochieng were found guilty of forging education certificates for Mount Kenya University (MKU) and Kenya Institute of Management (KIMs) to gain employment and promotions as officers in the procurement department at the State corporation in 2018.
