A detective told the court that a Somali national obtained a Kenyan identity card by pretending to be the son of a woman who disowned her in court.
Sergeant Amos Gachie Gakure, a detective attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Headquarter Public Complaint department, told the court that the report was filed on January 4, 2023, against Abdihakim Said Jama for being a non-Kenyan and in possession of fake identification.
The investigator explained to the court how they sought information from the department of registration of persons about the birth certificates he possessed to determine whether they were genuine.
The investigation revealed that the accused had forged Anna Gatwiri Kithure’s birth certificate, entry No. L00906313/13, serial number 4208657.
It was also revealed that Jama pretended to be the son of an unsuspecting woman, Fatuma Mohamed from Burat in Isiolo county.
“We looked for the purported mother and she produced a list of names of her 8 children and she said that the accused name is not familiar with her hence disowning being even related by blood.” Gakure said.
When the purported mother Fatuma appeared to give her testimony, she told the court that the government officers visited her at home in June 2023, produced photos of a man, and asked if she knew him.
“On watching the photos I did not recognize him and he was not my son,” Fatuma denied knowing Jama.
She left the court in awe, having confirmed that her alleged’son’ is a stranger whom she met for the first time in court.
Another witness, Abdi Aliow Issak, a businessman and member of the Ngare Mara area vetting committee, denied attending a meeting purportedly held in the area where applicants for National Identity cards were vetted and approved in 2011.
The witness informed the court that he had not signed the documents produced in court that bore the names of Abdi Alio, and that he always signs all official documents with his three full names, Abdi Alio Issak, rather than two as in the document presented before the court.
Jama was charged with providing false information to a public servant in Isiolo County, Republic of Kenya, between March and June 2011, in order to obtain a Kenyan identity by presenting false documents to the chief.
He claimed to be Fatuma Mohammed’s son, but she disowned him, saying he was a stranger.
The hearing will resume on April 1, 2025.
