David Geoffrey Ombiro, an Administrative Officer at the Kisii County Assembly, has been charged with multiple counts of forgery, uttering false documents, and deceiving his employer after investigators uncovered that he falsified personal documents to secure employment and extend his tenure in public service.
According to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Ombiro altered his birth certificate, changing his year of birth from 1967 to 1973, and used it to acquire a National Identity Card with falsified details.
He also forged a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) PIN, National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) card, and National Social Security Fund (NSSF) card to match the fake identity, all of which he submitted to the Kisii County Assembly as part of his employment records.
The EACC forwarded the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who approved charges including: one count of deceiving principal, five counts of forgery, and five counts of uttering false documents.
Prosecutors Solomon Njeru, Victor Kitoto, and Stephen Masaki told the Kisii Anti-Corruption Court that Ombiro knowingly provided false information in his Public Service Commission application forms and declaration of income, assets, and liabilities under the Public Officer Ethics Act, misrepresenting his date of birth to unlawfully reduce his official age by six years.
Appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Omwansa, Ombiro pleaded not guilty to all charges.
He was released on a KES 150,000 bond with one surety or an alternative KES 70,000 cash bail.
The case is set for a pre-trial conference on September 25, 2025. The ODPP emphasized that falsifying personal records undermines the integrity of the public service, while the EACC reiterated its commitment to ensuring accountability and preventing fraud in government recruitment.
By Michelle Ndaga
