Investigation Officer Gachii Gakure informed the court that the individual charged with identity fraud is not a Kenyan citizen.
The suspect allegedly obtained a Kenyan passport and identity card through fraudulent means.
While testifying at Milimani Court, Officer Gakure presented documents obtained from the Registrar of Persons in Isiolo.
“The investigation team could not locate any Chief’s Letter to support the registration of Abdihakim Said Jama as a Kenyan citizen,” Gakure added.
The officer further explained that the accused’s purported father was a fictitious person and did not exist at all.
Gakure also stated that the accused’s alleged mother, Fatuma, who the suspect claimed was deceased, is in fact alive and has even testified in the case.
During re-examination, Gakure told the court that the process through which the suspect obtained his ID card and passport was fraudulent.
The individuals who allegedly approved the suspect’s birth certificate later denied ever meeting him.
“The accused is not related to the woman he claims as his mother, Fatuma. This was confirmed when Fatuma denied being his mother. The local administration also stated that they had never seen or met the accused in the area he claims to come from,” Gakure said.
Jama faces charges of providing false information to a public service employee between March and June 2011 in Isiolo, where he allegedly submitted forged documents to the chief in an attempt to obtain a Kenyan identity card.
