Three people, among them two Chad nationals, were arrested in Nairobi with Sh1 billion fake notes in dollar and Euro currencies.
They are AbdoulayeTamba, AbdallaTamba – both Chad nationals, and Anthony Mwangangi – their Kenyan driver.
The suspects were nabbed in a raid by detectives at a house on Brookside Drive, Westlands.
Detectives said the fake money, in heaps of the said currencies, was used to fleece unsuspecting Kenyans of their cash.
But what was unknown to many Kenyans is that the men had successfully managed to get into the pockets of a few kenyans , and had fleeced millions from them .
Among them was Former Garsen MP Danson Mungatana and another Nairobi businessman.
Danson Mungatana has opened up about the con scheme that saw him lose millions of shillings to fraudsters.
Mr Mungatana however dismissed reports doing rounds on social media that he was conned by a witchdoctor who promised to multiply his money to make him an overnight billionaire.
He said he fell prey to an investment scheme which was created by foreigners in cohort with local prominent leaders.
He said the proprietors of the scheme involved in buying and selling of oil appealed to deep-pocketed Kenyans to invest with them on promise of getting huge profits in return.
“We received profit in the first and second rounds, but the third time the proprietors of the scheme disappeared with our money,” said the former assistant minister without revealing the amount he lost.
Reports appearing in a section of the media claim Mr Mungatana was defrauded a whopping Sh76 million. Yesterday, Mr Mungatana refused to state the exact amount he lost, but said it was a “huge amount of money.”
The foreigners identified as Abdoulaye Tamba, Abdalla Tamba — both Chad nationals — and Anthony Mwangangi are already in police custody after the court ordered to have them detained for 15 days to allow the police complete the investigations.
“The suspects were arrested on September 28 and police invited the public to make any complaints regarding the accused. I recognised Abdalla as one of those who defrauded me in a totally different scheme that had nothing to do with witchcraft and multiplication of dollars,” said Mr Mungatana.
He added: “I did not want to be an overnight billionaire as claimed. That is not what my mother taught me. I have been working hard all my life.” The lawyer castigated a section of the media for “portraying me as a fool for falling prey to fraudsters.”
“Yes, I excelled both at Alliance High School and the University of Nairobi. I’m now pursuing my PhD. But that incident can happen to anyone. Crime does not respect your degree,” he said.
Mr Mungatana said several prominent Kenyans fell prey to the fraudsters but have not reported the matter to the police for fear of exposing themselves to ridicule.