Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested an official of Woman and Youth Against Aids and Poverty (WAYAAP) for suspected involvement in multiple frauds against business enterprises.
In a statement on Tuesday, December 17, DCI disclosed that the suspect, Elias Kemboi Korir, was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) while attempting to flee the country.
"Serial fraudster Elias Kemboi Korir of Woman and Youth Against Aids and Poverty (WAYAAP) NGO, who has been on police radar for involvement in multiple frauds against business enterprises has today been arrested while attempting to flee the country.
"Being a key official in the NGO that poses as a charity organization out to support the vulnerable in the society, Kemboi has been using his office to reach out to persons and entities with enticing tender offers, only to disappear with the deliveries once the supplies are received," DCI stated.
The directorate noted that in one instance, the suspect and his accomplice, who is also an official at WAYAAP, conspired to defraud three suppliers of goods worth over Ksh32.8 million.
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DCI explained that the suspect and his accomplice alleged that the goods were being procured for distribution as an aid to vulnerable persons.
"After the delivery was made, the officials of the NGO instead offered them for sale in the local market, thereafter becoming elusive. Attempts by the companies to recover their goods or monies were met with intimidating statements and frustrations that informed the decision to report at DCI Headquarters," DCI remarked.
The directorate's Operation Support Unit then launched a manhunt for the suspect before he was arrested on Tuesday.
The suspect will be arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on Wednesday, December 18.
