A resident of Mbotela area in Nairobi County has been fined Sh600,000 or in default to serve four years behind the bars after he pleaded guilty to impersonating a police officer of a senior sergeant rank and possession of government stores contrary to the law.
When he appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Stephanie Bett, Augustine Mjoma Mwadime, 38, admitted committing the crimes.
Due to his plea of guilty, the facts were read out in court by the state counsel Maureen Mwenesa as follows:
On the 5th day of November, 2026, along Jogoo Road, Mbotela Estate Makadara Sub County, Nairobi County, Mjoma was found in Possession of a pair of Police handcuffs, and a forged Certificate of Appointment Serial No.KPS-28267 of service number 156790 rank of Senior Sergeant without written Authority from the Inspector General of Police.
The same day, he falsely represented himself before Jogoo police officers pretending to be a senior sergeant to two police officers from Jogoo police station. He claimed to be attached Embakasi Training college.
On the material day, the authorities got a tip off from members of the public that there was a man who had been walking around the estate and at the bus stage intimidating people while claiming that he was a senior sergeant of the police, serving at the Buruburu division.
