Four suspects were #arrested on 17th August & will be #charged today for an alleged stealing amounting to Ksh.72,619,951.83 which was transferred from the Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd in smaller amounts to accounts domiciled with various banks in Nairobi,Mombasa,Eldoret & Malindi.
Evidence gathered showed that 37 fictitious merchant companies were registered with KCB to facilitate the #fraud through fraudulent point of sale card transaction claims which were approved by the #four suspects & money sent to the companies’ account as POS card settlements.
The funds were then shared through Mpesa among the following four suspects who are employees of the same bank:
Mr.Benson Mwai Karugu
Mr.Edmund Kirturi Mutua
Mr.Evans Kenda Kiplagat &
Mr.Macdonald Mochama Mongwe.
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DEADLY ARSENALS SEIZED AS ALCOBLOW GIVES AWAY FAKE COMMANDO
Three grenades, a firearm, rounds of ammunition, a sniper ghillie suit (camouflage) among other military gear have been recovered in a sting operation implicating a suspect who personated a KDF Captain to evade alcoblow
tests at Museum Hill, Nairobi.
In the case that has so far set three suspects into police lock up, Koffi Bill Atinda alias Don was arrested Wednesday 15th at the said roadblock after obstructing traffic police officers while on official duty by refusing to roll down his car
windows for the test like all other motorists.
The furious suspect had instead stepped out of the car and identified himself as a KDF captain, pointing at a KDF sticker displayed on the windscreen of his black Toyota Prado TX Reg No.KDL 100G.
SIPHONING SYNDICATE AMBUSHED, TONS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IMPOUNDED
As the fight against trade in adulterated fuel & increased cases of siphoning continues, detectives have arrested 41 suspects found trading in the illegal business at an undeveloped yard behind Shell petrol
station off Lunga Road, Nairobi.
Five tankers found at the site where over 17,020 ltr of diesel, 6,110 ltr of petrol, four generators, 30 drums, siphoning pipes and jerrycans were recovered have also been impounded, with DCI Crime Scene Investigators and the Energy and Petroleum
Regulatory Authority (EPRA) officials documenting the scene.
Acting on intelligence, the Operation Support Unit team recently deployed to curb the unbecoming trend surrounded the site, rounding up the numbers who were trading with impunity.
In a stealth operation launched to bring to an end the era of city thugs dreaded for stealing from locked motor vehicles, Nairobi region detectives have rounded up five miscreants that stole Sh900,000 and another USD 15,000 from a
businessman based in Nairobi's South C area two weeks ago.
The distressed victim who reported at Akila Police Station in Lang'ata indicated that he had just parked his BMW X1 along Muhoho Road opposite Rubis Petrol Station and entered an auto parts shop when the felons struck.
He had gone back to his car less than five minutes later, only to find a smashed rear window and a missing bag that contained the money.
Also missing were his KCB, DTB & Gulf African Bank ATM cards, his national ID card, smart driving license and assorted job-related documents.
SCAMMERS IN SH2.85B GOLD SCAM ARRESTED IN KILELESHWA
The DCI Operations Support Unit (OSU) has arrested several suspects involved in a mega gold scam that targeted two Malaysian nationals, and recovered multiple tools of trade involved in the Sh2.85 billion botched fraudulence.
Having received intelligence report through Kilimani Sub-County Criminal Investigations Officer on the scamming deal planned against the two foreign men, the OSU deployed a surveillance team after the two victims jetted in the country.
Reportedly, the scammers using Rock Africa
Minier company had contacted the complainants as from October 19, 2023 through a social media platform. The suspects had alleged to transact with them 500Kg of Gold at USD 19 million equivalent to Sh2.85 billion. In the deal, the complainants had already sent USD 6,350 to members
LANDS OFFICIAL BEHIND BARS AS POLICE HUNT FOR FORMER PC OVER LAND FRAUD
The Ass. Deputy Land Administrator Mr. Andrew Aseri Kirungu is in prison custody following his arrest in Kandara, Murang’a County & subsequent arraignment before Milimani Chief Magistrates’ Court on Dec 22,
2023 where he faced charges of Conspiracy to defraud, Procuring registration of land by false pretence and Abuse of office.
The Ministry of Lands officer is charged alongside former Provincial Commissioner Davis Nathan Chelogoi, after criminal investigations found them culpable
of land fraud involving a Sh1.3 billion parcel of land located at Nairobi's Loresho area.
In the case that has trudged on the corridors of justice since 2009 involving a 7.390 hactares parcel of land, several parties lay claim of the property Title Land Reference (LR) No.18485
The processing of Police Clearance Certificates at DCI Headquarters has been fully restored after a duration of system upgrade.
The office of the Principal Criminal Registrar (PCR) has effected pragmatic measures to clear the backlog
resulting from the temporary system hitches, which saw the unit resort to manual processing to address dire cases.
We highly regret the delays experienced over the period, and assure our clients of enhanced and expeditious services.
The PCR further wishes to clarify that
applicants no longer need to book fingerprinting dates on the ecitizen portal, but must select their preferred fingerprinting centres based on convenience.
More so, to avoid instances of return to sender, applicants are reminded to ensure that the ID card copies attached to the