Police Nab Duo for Running Fake Social Media Accounts to Defraud Kenyans - Nairobi Wire

Police Nab Duo for Running Fake Social Media Accounts to Defraud Kenyans - Nairobi Wire

Police have charged two suspects at the Kahawa Law Courts for operating fake social media accounts impersonating top government officials in a scam targeting unsuspecting Kenyans. Investigators arrested Tony Blair Okello, a university student, and Tyson Odhiambo Otieno in Bungoma County, at Tuuti and Namachanja respectively. The duo allegedly ran a fraudulent scheme by creating fictitious accounts, including one impersonating Principal Secretary…

Detectives parade the faces of two young LUO men who have been impersonating high-ranking Government officials, including Interior PS and defrauding Kenyans

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - Two suspects have been charged at Kahawa Law Courts after they were found running fictitious social media accounts purporting to be the official accounts of high-ranking government officials, with intent to defraud Kenyans. Varsity student Tony Blair Okello and his accomplice Tyson Odhiambo Otieno were arrested at Tuuti and Namachanja areas of Bungoma County respectively. By opening fictitious accounts through which uns…