The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has suspended its Chief Executive Officer for allegedly faking her appointment letter by adding two years more to her 3-year tenure.
Dr. Skitter Wangeci Mbugua alias Skitter Ocharo, whose term would have ended in November this year, will now have to go without pay during her suspension.
Dr. Ocharo came to the NCIC as its CEO in December 2020, having been hired for a period of three years.
Reports indicate that the CEO was at the start of the year required to respond to questions about utilization of funds at the commission. She however protested the inquiry and instead sued NCIC.
The commission has since questioned a letter of the appointment she allegedly filed in court in her suit against the NCIC.
In a letter seen by Citizen TV, the commission chair Dr. Samuel Kobia states that based on her court documents, Dr. Ocharo’s contract with NCIC changed from three years to five years.
In an advertisement for the job in early 2020, the contract duration was indicated as three years, renewable once.
Dr Kobia communicated to Dr. Ocharo about her suspension stating that she won’t be entitled to any salary but she will be paid her housing allowance and medical allowance in full.
The commission has now appointed Harrison Kariuki as the Acting CEO.
Contacted for comment, Dr. Ocharo termed her suspension as unprocedural and unlawful, adding that it was unfair and that the letter she is alleged to have forged was indeed issued to her by the NCIC board.
She said the NCIC is acting in contravention of court orders and that the dispute is currently going through the legal process.
