During a Radio Generation interview on 23 October, nominated Senator Karen Nyamu said she facilitated the use of a forged Form 4 certificate to enable a 28‑29‑year‑old supporter to join the National Police Service.

The recruit was later arrested for presenting the fake academic document at Kiganjo Police Training College, where 17 other candidates were also disqualified for similar forgeries.

Nyamu, who is contesting the Nairobi woman representative seat on a United Democratic Alliance ticket, framed the admission as a way to highlight what she describes as an education crisis in Nairobi’s informal settlements.

She noted that the recruit’s admission had initially been celebrated within her circle before the police contacted her with news of the arrest.

Kenyan law classifies the creation or use of forged certificates as a criminal offence; Section 349 of the Penal Code allows up to three years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both for making false documents with intent to deceive.

Additional penalties may arise under the Kenya National Examinations Council Act for forged KNEC certificates, and prior cases have seen recruits expelled and charged for similar violations.