A serial fraudster who has obtained tens of Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, arrested a serial fraudster who has swindled millions from unsuspecting Kenyans and foreigners.
According to the DCI, David Ambuku alias General, swindles using fraudulent tender documents and local purchase orders before convincing bidders and potential suppliers that he will award them the lucrative contracts.
He was retrieved from a water tank, where he had nosedived to evade arrest.
Ambuku, who conspired to defraud two merchants Ksh47.3 million using forged tender documents for ministries of Interior and Labour, almost drowned after plunging into the water tank at the sight of financial investigations detectives, who raided his house at Kimathi estate, along Jogoo road, early today morning.
The con, who is a director of Kemoma ventures and several other companies working with crooked officials in government ministries and state departments, secures access to their well furnished offices and boardrooms where he conducts his business unperturbed.
"Donning well-trimmed suits, he cuts a fine figure of a senior procurement manager capable of awarding and influencing issuance of tenders. Innocent merchants, who mostly comprise of young ladies and foreigners looking for investment opportunities are then convinced that they have met the boss and part with colossal sums of money to influence the award of the contracts in their favour.
"They are then issued fake local purchase orders to supply the goods, before Ambuku stages his disappearance," the DCI tweeted.
According to the DCI, a Chinese citizen lost Ksh26 million, after being ushered to a meeting with the ‘procurement officer’ at a boardroom in the Ministry of Labour headquarters.
Ambuku has previously posed as a senior military official at defence headquarters and obtained over Ksh26 million from a would be investor.
He has over 10 pending cases in different courts has been engaging detectives in hide and seek games before he was finally cornered this morning. He will be arraigned at the Milimani Law courts on Wednesday, March 23 to take plea.
"Any person who has fallen victim to Ambuku’s machinations is asked to report to the Economic Crimes unit at DCI headquarters or dial the DCI anonymous toll free number 0800 722 203 to file their report," the DCI urged.
