DCI Arrests Alleged Mastermind Behind Fake KDF, NPS Recruitment
Fake recruitment syndicates targeting the country's security apparatus have fleeced unsuspecting Kenyans of millions of shillings, with the growing uneply,ent rate forcibly being a major contributor...
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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested a suspect believed to be the mastermind behind a scam that defrauded job seekers of over Ksh8.6 million by promising fictitious government jobs.
- The suspect allegedly swindled Ksh8,621,141 from desperate individuals.
- Key organizations involved include the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), the National Police Service (NPS), and the Public Service Commission (PSC).
- Two vehicles, possibly purchased with illicit funds, were recovered and impounded during the arrest in Nairobi.
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DCI Arrests Alleged Mastermind Behind Fake KDF, NPS Recruitment - July 2026
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested a suspect believed to be the mastermind behind a scam that defrauded job seekers of over Ksh8.6 million by promising fictitious government jobs. Separately, the DCI is investigating a robbery in Westlands, Nairobi, where four armed suspects on two motorcycles stormed a restaurant, stole valuables, and fired two shots before escaping. Additionally, four suspected gangsters were killed in a shootout with the DCI and local police during an intelligence-led operation along the Eldoret-Kiplombe-Soy Road. Meanwhile, Nyaribari Chache MP Zaheer Jhanda has been summoned by the DCI in Kisii County to assist in the investigation of a violent attack on a convoy, while the arraignment of seven suspects in connection with a separate violent attack on a convoy at Keumbu has been postponed due to missing case files.
