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April 10, 2026
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How fake police signal led to extortion of missing Kitengela man’s wife

How fake police signal led to extortion of missing Kitengela man’s wife

'I did not read any sinister motive, considering I was in a police station.'..

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The wife of a missing Kitengela businessman, Fortune Muthina Kinyanzui, was targeted in an extortion scheme after a fake police signal claimed he had been found.

  • The businessman, Mr. Kinyanzui, was abducted on Thursday, March 26, 2026, by three masked men captured on CCTV.
  • His wife, Ms. Rebecca Wanzala, was tricked into sending 8,000 Kenyan Shillings via paybill to a purported police officer for his medical care.
  • The fake police signal was received directly by an investigator at the Kitengela Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) office, suggesting insider involvement.

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