Grace Nyamohanga, 50-year-old officer, arrested for alleged forgery, making a document without authority, and obtaining money by false pretenses. [Courtesy: DCI]A prison officer accused of defrauding young job seekers more than Sh25 million has been charged with obtaining money by false pretence. The prosecution claimed the accused would receive thousands of shillings from desperate youths searching for jobs and issue them with fake appointment letters to various government institutions. Among the government entities they promised to secure jobs for their unsuspecting victims were the Nairobi Metropolitan Services, National Police Service, National Land Commission, Kenya National Highways Authority, Kenya Pipeline, Kenya Airports Authority and Anti-Counterfeit Agency. Nyamohanga was further accused of possessing forged currency papers where it was alleged that she had in her possession fake USD21,300.

Source: Standard Digital June 09, 2021 05:48 UTC