Detectives based at the Serious Crime Unit have arrested a suspect in connection to forgery of a letter from the State Department of Transport.

Richard Kirui Bongei, the Principal Engineer at the Ministry of Housing, was apprehended in Athi River. His arrest follows the conclusion of a comprehensive investigation into a complaint of forgery lodged by the State Department of Transport in relation to a “Renewal of Local Agreement Terms” letter dated May 6, 2024 and purportedly signed by a senior government official.

The forged document, which sought to award Capt. Martyne Luther Lunani, a three-year extension as the Director of Aircraft Accident Investigation at the Ministry of Roads and Transport, was flagged by the State Department of Transport and forwarded to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for forensic analysis.

Document forensic examination experts established that the letter was indeed a forged document and confiscated it as evidence.

Forensic trails subsequently linked the document to Richard Bongei, leading to his arrest. He has since been processed and is scheduled for arraignment today.

Meanwhile, detectives are pursuing Capt. Lunani, who is still at large to answer to the charges of forgery of an official document.