Written By Vanessa Kariuki ||
Five suspects who were terrorizing businessmen involved in the liquor industry while posing as Kenya Revenue Authority employees have been detained in Narok town.
“The five who include a notorious senior police officer currently on interdiction and who is facing five cases bordering on impersonation in various courts, were arrested after bar owners became suspicious of their activities in the town and alerted our officers,” said DCI.
DCI added, “Led by the rogue officer, the five including two women harassed liquor shop owners over alleged failure to comply with KRA requirements and demanded hefty bribes failure to which they threatened to shut down their businesses.”
As the nation prepares for the Christmas holidays, the traders, who were hoping to profit from the herders’ unexpected financial windfall due to increased animal sales, objected to the harassment and hurried to the in-charge DCI Narok for help.
The officer dispatched a group of officers right away, and they sped to the town to capture the officials.
“Upon preliminary investigations, it was established the five Leah Wanjiku, Ann Wagio, Thomas Mwangi, Davies Simiyu and their gang leader Police Inspector Urbanus Kioko, were masquerading as KRA detectives. Assorted ATM cards, seizure notices , KRA stamps and KRA staff badges were recovered from the suspects and documented as crucial exhibits,” said DCI.
For the offense of impersonating KRA officials, Inspector Davis Muindi Simiyu is currently facing five court charges, three in Nakuru and the other two in Milimani.
The suspects are currently being held in custody as they are investigated for allegations related to impersonation, extortion, forgery, and other offenses.
