Police on Friday arrested four suspects accused of defrauding Kenyans millions of shillings through a fictitious loan scheme.
Collins Kiptanui, 20, Joakim Kibet, 23, Dominic Kimutai, 21 and Brian Kiplagat, 19, are said to have created a website similar to Uwezo Fund and were using the name of the First Lady Margaret Kenyatta to to lure their victims into sending Ksh.500 as an application fee for loan processing.
#ARRESTED|Detectives from the Serious Crime Unit have Today afternoon arrested four young men who created a website similar to Uwezo Fund and using the name of the @FirstLadyKenya, defrauded applicants millions of shillings after they sent an application fee for loan processing. pic.twitter.com/5GBi6ZkxPV
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) November 16, 2018
The four, who were arrested by detectives from the Serious Crime Unit on Friday afternoon, would allegedly con people by pretending the would offer Uwezo Fund loans.
Uwezo Fund launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta is a flagship programme for vision 2030 aimed at enabling women, youth and persons with disability access finances to promote businesses and enterprises at the constituency level.
The four suspects are currently in lawful custody and will be arraigned in court on Monday. We thank the members of the public for their vigilance . #CommunityPolicing pic.twitter.com/RWi11B8CR7
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) November 16, 2018
Their arrest has elicited different reactions online.
Employments needed for this brilliant young men. They are hustlers like WSR.
— Alice Nyamombasa (@alicemombasa) November 16, 2018
Mano Mari. When people are educated and without employment, what do you expect?For them do this , they are some well educated young men. Think about it.
— Alice Nyamombasa (@alicemombasa) November 16, 2018
Note the age of young men…18..19..etc.. While I condemn the act …l love creativity… Who can help the boys direct such energy to right direction?
— Patrick (@pkamaukinyenje) November 16, 2018
Hustlers wazito sana hao! Fruits of unemployment, SMH! Country biting it’s own tail
— K 3 M B O Y (@Kemboy254) November 16, 2018