‘Why didn’t they question my source of poverty when I was poor’ – Kennedy Rapudo slams critics over his wealth
Business mogul Kennedy Rapudo has hit back at those questioning the source of his wealth. In a fiery Instagram story shared on Sunday, January 5, 2025, Rapudo expressed his frustration at the public for speculating about his finances now that he has achieved success. Rapudo noted that no one questioned the source of his poverty […]
Congolese suspect in Ksh13M gold scam arrested while sneaking back to Kenya
A Congolese man suspected to be a fake gold scammer has been arrested while entering Kenya at the Busia border point. According to the police, Puati Poba Dally, 35, is the main suspect in a USD 100,000 (Ksh13.1 million as per the current exchange rates) fake gold scam involving a Ghanaian national. “A Congolese fake-gold […]
Suspect arrested as police seize gold nuggets, US currency
One suspect has been apprehended in Utawala’s Githunguri area following a complaint by a Georgian national who fell victim to a fake gold scheme. In a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday, May 2, 2024, the victim, who lost over USD 6 million, was swindled into a 161,000kg gold deal that […]
Court orders suspect in Ksh37.5 million fake gold scam to be detained at Industrial Area Prison
The main suspect accused of defrauding a Malaysia investor Ksh37.5 million, while pretending he would sell him 300 kilograms of gold, was on Thursday, April 11, 2024, charged before the Milimani Magistrate’s Court. Nashon Otieno Angudha, a Kenyan businessman linked to a series of fraud cases affecting local and foreign gold merchants, appeared before Milimani […]
2 foreigners charged with defrauding businessman Ksh215 million in fake gold scam
Two foreigners were on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, charged before a Nairobi court with defrauding a businessman of Ksh215 million in a fake gold scam deal. Cameroonian Abdallah Mckenzy Mckenzy and Nancy Ted Malik Lounou from Gabon appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina where they denied the charge of obtaining money by false pretences. […]