Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a government officer accused of forging multiple official documents in an elaborate scheme to influence police recruitment and fraudulently advance his own career within the civil service.
The suspect, Maroa Sammy Maroa, was arrested on Wednesday in the Ngoigwa area of Thika West Sub-county after what authorities described as a meticulous, intelligence-driven operation.
According to the DCI, the latest incident involved Maroa attempting to deliver a forged letter—allegedly bearing the endorsement of a senior government official—to the Chief Executive Officer of the National Police Service Commission (NPSC). The letter contained a list of “state-recommended candidates” intended to influence the ongoing national police recruitment exercise.
Already on Suspension Over Previous Forgery Case
Investigators revealed that Maroa is a civil servant employed as an economist at the State Department for Cabinet Affairs, but is currently on suspension. His suspension stems from an earlier forgery case before the Kahawa Law Courts, where he is accused of falsifying a letter to illegally promote himself to the rank of Director and transfer himself to the State Department for Housing.
The DCI noted that his latest forgery attempt further demonstrated a pattern of abusing public office for personal gain.
Suspect Tried to Evade Arrest
Authorities reported that Maroa attempted to flee justice by switching off his mobile phones and going into hiding once he realized detectives were tracking him.
In a statement, the DCI said:
“Realising detectives were closing in, he went dark, switching off all his known numbers, envisaging he had slipped off the radar. But our crime busters, unamused and undeterred, deployed meticulous intelligence leads, thereby managing to smoke him out of his hideout.”
Charges Pending in Court
The suspect is expected to face multiple charges, including:
Forgery,
Uttering false documents, and
Abuse of office,
offences that collectively attract serious penalties under Kenyan law.
His arrest comes amid heightened scrutiny over integrity in public service and concerns about corruption’s impact on national recruitment processes and public trust.
