NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 23 — Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested nine suspects in a Sh160 million fraud investigation.
The suspects, mostly employees of Njiwa Sacco, were apprehended on Friday in a multi-agency operation aided by the National Intelligence Service (NIS).
“The employees of Njiwa Sacco, belonging to staff of the NIS were rounded up following comprehensive joint investigations, conducted by detectives and officials from the spy agency,” DCI stated on Saturday.
Detained employees include Amos Kipchumba, who was the internal auditor, loan manager Violet Wali, Accountant Caren Langat and system analysts Hamisi Zaunga and Miriam Nthenya.
Tony Wabomba, a former employee of the SACCO, as well as Nicodemus Osiemo and Eric Rono from Sure-step Systems, an IT firm, were arrested for collusion.
DCI also apprehended Moses Ntoinya, an NIS officer, belied to have worked with the masterminds of the fraud.
The suspects are facing nine counts of conspiracy to commit a felony, stealing by the employees, false accounting, negligence, computer fraud forgery, uttering a false document, access with intent to commit an offence and other offences.
The DCI said that the suspects will be arraigned in court on Monday with agents intensifying a search for another three suspects reported to have gone into hiding.
“The agencies involved in the investigation of this high level fraud shall continue to investigate and expose corrupt individual and networks, while taking concrete steps to ensure transparency and accountability in the management of public entities,” the DCI stated.
