Detectives from EACC have arrested a assistant supply chain management officer at the Rural Electrification Authority (REA). Lilian Akoth Ochieng was arrested in Kisumu on Monday evening. According to a dispatch from the commission, EACC commenced investigations in December 2018 into allegations that Ochieng had forged her academic certificates. The EACC says it established that the suspect had forged her diploma in management Purchasing and Supplies certificate. On Monday , the DPP gave the commission the go-ahead to initiate criminal proceedings against the officer.

Source: The Star April 26, 2021 17:31 UTC