David Mutai, the suspected mastermind of the Mulot Sim Swap fraud gang, has been freed on Ksh.300,000 cash bail.
Mutai, alias Hillary Langat Matindwet, was arraigned in court on Friday, facing fraud allegations; however, he disputed the charges brought against him before a Kiambu Court.
Mulot was apprehended on December 30, 2022, in Kericho town after being caught in possession of eight SIM cards.
Matindwet was arrested outside KCB Bank in Kericho town on Friday morning after members of the public spotted him and reported it to the police.
He is alleged to have siphoned Sh941,000 from a bank account belonging to a Member of Parliament who had traveled out of the country between December 2 and 3 this year.
In a post on social media, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Department (DCI) describes him (name withheld for legal reasons) “as a dangerous criminal who has previously served time in prison and has several cases and warrants of arrests handing around his neck.”
