David Geoffrey Ombiro, an Administrative Officer at the Kisii County Assembly, was on September 10th arraigned before the Kisii Anti-Corruption Court on multiple charges related to forgery and deception in securing public employment.

Mr. Ombiro pleaded not guilty to all charges, including deceiving a principal, forgery, and uttering a false document. He was released on a bond of Kes150, 000 with one surety of a similar amount, or a cash bail of Kes70,000. The court scheduled a pre-trial conference for September 25th, 2025.

The charges stem from a probe conducted by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), which established that Mr. Ombiro altered his birth certificate to change his year of birth from 1967 to 1973. He is said to have used the forged certificate to obtain a National Identity Card bearing the falsified information.

According to investigations, the suspect also forged a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Personal Identification Number, a National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) card, and a National Social Security Fund (NSSF) card, aligning them with his altered identity. These documents were subsequently submitted to the Kisii County Assembly as part of his employment documentation.

Following the investigation, the EACC forwarded the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who approved the charges. He faced a total of 11 counts, including one count of deceiving a principal, five counts of forgery, and another five counts of uttering a false document.

Mr. Ombiro was arrested onSeptember 9th, 2025, processed at the EACC’s South Nyanza Regional Office, and detained overnight at Kisii Central Police Station ahead of his arraignment.