MP’s certificate a forgery, court told

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Knec official Patrick Ng’ang’a Miano (right) confers with Gatundu North MP Clement Waibara (left) and lawyer Evans Ondieki at the High Court in Nairobi June 23, 2011. The council official said a certificate produced in court as belonging to the MP was a forgery. JENNIFER MUIRURI

By RICHARD MUNGUTI rmunguti@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted  Friday, June 24 2011 at 09:24

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A school certificate said to belong to Gatundu North MP Clement Waibara is a forgery.

Principal secretary in charge of archives at the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) Patrick Ng’ang’a Miano said the certificate produced in court by former assistant minister Patrick Muiruri was not in their possession.

“The certificate shown to me by lawyer Evans Ondieki for the MP is a forgery. It did not emanate from Gikindu Primary School whose results I have with where Mr Waibara allegedly attended his early education,” Mr Miano told Justice Fred Ochieng.

He said the index number of Mr Waibara in the certificate produced in court did not tally with the records at the examinations council.

“The index number in the Knec’s record is 25624/075,” Mr Miano said.

He read out the index number in the certificate produced in court as 25624/070.

The exhibit produced by Mr Muiruri bore the name of Mr Waibara. It was issued by Gikindu Primary School in Gatundu North constituency.

Mr Miano was testifying in a case in which Mr Bernard Chege Mburu has challenged the MP’s election. He is asking the court to nullify the MP’s election, saying the polling rules were violated.

But Mr Miano found himself in a tight spot when lawyer Muthomi Thiankolu pointed out to the court that the records produced in court by Mr Miano were from a school in Murang’a District.

“The records being relied upon by the Knec officer are from a different school and belongs to a different student. The student’s index number is 075 while the one produced by Mr Muiruri is 070,” Mr Thiankolu said.

He said there were many schools with the same name in Murang’a and Kiambu.