A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly impersonating Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and fraudulently obtaining an unknown amount of money from unsuspecting Kenyans.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Collins Kipleting Serem alias Rengstar, a benga artist based in Kamplemur village in Sugoi, Uasin Gishu County, was arrested after he created a fake Facebook account bearing DP Gachagua’s name and obtained money from unsuspecting netizens, allegedly meant for feeding Kenyans facing hunger.
“The suspect published a pay bill number connected to an account at Eldoret’s Standard Chartered bank and appealed to his over 14,000 followers to come together and raise funds for the victims of hunger, promising God’s blessings to those who would heed the appeal,” the DCI statement read.
Sleuths attached to the Deputy President’s office launched a manhunt for the suspect and arrested him in Sugoi.
The suspect is currently in custody and being processed for arraignment.
