Trans-Nzoia Senator Allan Chesang Linked To Gold Scam As Three Suspects Arrested
Senator Allan Chesang of Trans-Nzoia has been linked to an exposed gold scam in which three perpetrators have been arrested.
Saturday afternoon, according to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the perpetrators were apprehended in Nairobi’s affluent Runda estate.
“Fauzia Wanjiru alias Issa, Shallo Fatma alias Tett, and Jackson Ochieng were arrested at Momesa Vale house number 199, following an intelligence-led operation,” DCI said in a statement on Sunday.
DCI stated that they have received information indicating that the perpetrators are affiliated with Senator Chesang.
Ralph Manyaka, a South African national, filed a complaint alleging that the perpetrators planned to defraud him of an enormous sum of money. As a result, the three were apprehended.
“The victim had been directed to Kilimani where he was picked before being driven to Runda, where the deal was to be sealed. Unbeknownst to the scammers, detectives had laid an ambush close to Momesa Vale from where they struck and made the arrests,” said DCI.
According to earlier allegations, Manyaka allegedly imported 30 kilograms of gold from Sierra Leone to Dubai via Kenya. He was informed, however, that his shipment had been confiscated in Nairobi.
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He immediately boarded a flight to Kenya, where he encountered a man claiming to be a customs official named George Otieno. Otieno informed the victim that his shipment could not be shipped due to a few customs infractions and that he would need to pay Ksh.5.3 million ($36,000) to have the goods released.
“I saw the consignment; my signature was on it exactly as I signed in Sierra Leone. He said the issues are the insurance and declaration. But the other thing is that the buyer wanted to change the consigning details,” he told PoliticalPulseChat.
During the raid, Manyaka allegedly discovered shipments containing counterfeit gold and planned to retrieve his goods during the investigations.
Fake U.S. dollars, a gold induction melting machine, a mineral export permit, and mineral samples bearing the names TENG GERM LTD and KRA labels were also recovered from the residence.
Until their arraignment, the suspects are being detained at the Kilimani police station.
Trans-Nzoia Senator Allan Chesang Linked To Gold Scam As Three Suspects Arrested
