His case was heard and determined in the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on Monday.

He was also charged with uttering the forged certificate at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Technology purporting it to be a genuine certificate from the exam body.

He allegedly used false academic credentials to enroll in a diploma in a leadership program at the university.

The law required all aspiring members of the County Assembly to have a minimum of a diploma certificate.

The anti-corruption commission is conducting an inquiry into this allegation.

He has been sentenced to four years imprisonment or paid a fine of Ksh.500,000 and Ksh.250,000 for each offense.

Kibe Githongo has been charged with four counts; provision of false information, making a false document, making a false declaration, and uttering a false document.

The former MCA is also a pastor at the African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA).

Early last year the Directorate of Criminal Investigations began a crackdown on fake certificates in partnership with the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) to smoke out the defrauders.

By 2021, The KNQA  Director general stated that 10-15 percent of academic qualifications in Kenya are fraudulent and fake.

He attributed that to the fact that the institution lacked a central repository of all qualifications where one can check and query easily.

The role of the Kenya National Qualifications Authority is to develop, implement and monitor national policies and standards on accreditation, quality assurance, and examinations.

During the election period, many contestants were accused of presenting falsified documents to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission a clear sign that fake certificates are a pandemic that needs to be addressed.