Top pipeline boss Peter Mbugua fights for his job over fraud claims

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A senior manager at the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) is fighting for his job following revelation that he used forged documents to secure the appointment.

The Board Human Resource (BHR) committee of KPC met on Wednesday and adopted a report from a consultant that recommended the sacking of Mr Peter Mbugua Njenga, the current General Manager (Operations & Maintenance).

He is accused of not only forging his academic qualifications but also altering names on his passport issued on  September 26, 2012 bearing the names Peter Mbugua Njenga while that on the ID-James Peter Mbugua.

Thursday, Mbugua termed the case against him, which was triggered through a petition by an NGO based in Mombasa- a witch hunt saying he was being fought for fighting corruption at the institution.

Njenga said he learnt of the complaints and a report urging for his sacking from social media and attributed the push to have him fired to a ‘war’ within Government terming the claims as, malicious  untrue and unfounded.  

“It’s just witch-hunt on my work. It’s (forgery) unfounded and untrue. This (war) comes with working in Government. I have seen the report on social media and I am going to ask for the report to be shared as it has not been discussed with me,” he told Saturday Standard on phone

Mbugua is recorded as having obtained a master’s degree in Engineering Management from University of Houston, Clear Lake (1994) and Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Praire View A7M University, Texas (1991).

Coldstone Investments Limited, a private firm that was hired to do a background search, says in its report that the academic papers appear forged while there are no records to show the primary and high schools that Njenga attended.

KPC commenced internal investigations last month on Njenga who was hired in August 2016, after the NGO, Haki Africa wrote to it claiming that Mbugua’s recruitment was marred with corruption.

KPC board Chairman John Ngumi confirmed the probe is on following the complaints from Haki Africa saying a decision will be arrived by next week.