After exposing an alleged plot by a senior director in the Communications Authority to stay in power despite surpassing the retirement age, it’s now emerging that the said officer is not anywhere near giving up on his mission.
Mr. Juma Kiprono Kandie was recently on the spot for allegedly lying about his age to avoid early retirement from the Communications Authority.
Mr. Kiprono, the Director incharge of Human Resource, had allegedly cooked his age to prolong his stay in office and defraud the government for the next two years.
A source privy to this development and not allowed to speak to the media on the same, told this writer that the board may suspend the director once these allegations are approved.
In a story published by this writer a month ago, the allegations, if proved, would have seen the taxpayer lose millions of shillings to ‘illegal payments’ that would have been channelled for his enumeration.
“Mr Kandie deserve the suspension due to his underhand dealings and blatant arrogance,” the source indicated.
CA's Director of Human Capital and Administration Mr. Juma Kandie to speak at the @CTO_ICT Human Resources and ICT Forum today from 11:00 am.#HUMANRESOURCES&ICT. You can register for the forum on this link https://t.co/0AYECVKzCe pic.twitter.com/VjslSoW16j
— Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) (@CA_Kenya) May 5, 2021
The story might have sent some figures into panic mode as it’s now alleged how the said officer is trying to use alternative means to find his way back.
Having come from a same region from senior government officials, it’s reported that the officer is using all means and connections within his reach to retain his position and put the issue of retirement age behind him, for once.
The officer was reportedly given a suspension leave immediately after our exposé.
The mandatory age of retirement in Kenya is sixty years, which he attained on 12/12/2022, having been born on 12/12/1962.
A look at copies of his original national Identification Document (ID) number 4897578 and whose serial number is 201816232 shows Mr. Kandie will turn 63 years this December.
It’s also alleged that the said Director is planning to swear an affidavit to allege that he was born in 1964 in order to real government salaries for another two years.
It has now emerged that Mr. Kandie has used his recent leave to find his way into the registrar department to acquire a different birth certificate to qualify his required age to continue staying in the office.
Sources that requested for anonymity have said that the officer was ruling with iron fist and high handedness, reason the employees were silently celebrating his exit.
Any criminal acts that entails lying about one’s real age in order to defraud the government, is punishable by law.