Former school bursar faces 72 fraud countsA former bursar was on Thursday charged with 72 counts of defrauding an institution of Sh14,040,820. Sylvester Washiali (pictured) was alleged to have forged the signature of St Mary’s Girls High School principal Rosemary Adema on diverse dates between December 22, 2016 and December 22, 2017. Chief Magistrate Bildad Ochieng' heard that Washiali fraudulently cashed 67 cheques at Kenya Commercial and Cooperative banks where the school operated accounts. The bursar was suspended by the school's board of management on December 30, 2017 over discipline and trust issues. Mr Ochieng' ordered that the matter be heard by four different magistrates between May 13 and June 13.

Source: Standard Digital February 21, 2019 12:24 UTC