A man accused of doping in Kenyan athletics has been charged in Eldoret Court for scamming an athlete of Sh600,000.
Thomas Kipyatich Kiptoo, alias Ali Thamer Kamal, was charged with eight counts of receiving more than Sh600,000 from an athlete while posing as an Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya inspector.
The defendant disputed all accusations and was freed on a Sh200,000 bail with a comparable guarantee.
He was charged for impersonating an Adak police to marathoner Paul Lonyangata.
Lonyangata is now serving a 19-month suspension, which was imposed by the Athletics Integrity Unit on February 12,2022 for want of integrity.
Court heard that he tried to convince Lonyangata that he would help him terminate his Anti-Dopping Rule Violation.
He committed the offence on diverse dates between September 2021 and October 2022 in Uasin Gishu county.
Court further, heard that Kiptoo obtained Sh5,100 from the athlete while falsely presenting himself to be an officer from Adak.
The man is also accused of receiving another Sh 5,000 from the same athlete on October 5, 2021.
On October 26, 2021 he is also accused of defrauding Lonyangata another Sh500,000 while promising to help him terminate his Anti-Dopping Rule Violation.
