The court has ordered seven days of detention of two women believed to be in the syndicate based at Kericho involved in defrauding senior citizens of their retirement benefits.
Belinda Jepkemboi and Yvonne Chepkirui were arraigned at Milimani Law courts in Nairobi under a miscellaneous application by the DCI to detain them for ten more days to complete investigations.
The two women were arrested within Kericho town on October 14,2023 over the offense of intent to defraud contrary to section 348 of the penal code.
According to the DCI, the two suspects are well-known fraudsters based within Kipchimchim in Kericho County and are part of a larger syndicate that has for a long time terrorized Kenyans and foreigners in matters regarding sim swaps, theft among other cyber related crimes.
The women are also believed to have been involved in the theft Ksh 4.8 million from the ambassador of Kingdom of Belgium Amb Jerome Roux.
DCI further informed court that the suspects for the past five months have been on the run shifting from one town to another.
The syndicate according to the DCI has vested its energy in in defrauding senior Kenyans and foreign citizens who are pensioners and are enjoying their retirement.
Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi ruled that the prosecution through the DCI had provided sufficient grounds for the continued detention of the suspects and granted the DCI seven working days detention order.
