A Somali national has been fined Sh370,000 by the JKIA Law Courts after pleading guilty to three charges involving unlawful presence in Kenya and the fraudulent acquisition of Kenyan identity and passport documents.
Mohamud Mohammed Roble was arrested after detectives from the Immigration and Citizen Services Investigations unit took over his case from immigration officials at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
Investigations established that Roble had fraudulently obtained Kenyan registration documents before securing a Kenyan passport through false declarations.
He was subsequently arraigned in court, where he pleaded guilty to all three charges.
The court imposed a fine of Sh150,000 for unlawfully being present in Kenya, another Sh150,000 for making a false declaration to obtain a Kenyan passport, and Sh70,000 for knowingly presenting an identity card containing false entries with intent to deceive.
The sentences provide for imprisonment in default of payment of the respective fines.
The court further ordered that Roble be repatriated to Somalia upon payment of the fines.
His fraudulently acquired Kenyan passport was also ordered surrendered to the Director General of Immigration Services for destruction.
