The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Tuesday evening arrested two FAKE KEBS OFFICERS who, while accompanied by uniformed police officers, were inspecting goods in shops within Bamburi area in Mombasa County.
The suspects; Tabitha Wangeci Kwena and Wycliffe Nyamanya, had reportedly duped the police officers into believing that they were genuine KEBS Officers on official duty requiring police escort in a crackdown on expired goods in Mombasa shops.
Under this guise, the two individuals are said to have arrested, detained and extorted shop owners under the also accusations that they were selling expired goods. The fraudsters demanded amounts ranging from Kes.20,000 to Kes.50,000 as a mandatory condition for releasing the show owners and returning their confiscated goods.
The Commission mounted an operation at Kadzandani Mwatamba Police Station where the arrested shop owners were being detained and extorted.
The suspects, Tabitha Wangeci Kwena and Wycliffe Nyamanya were falsely designated as Consumer Protection Officers working with another suspected fraudulent agency called Multi-Works & Rights Enforcement.
The suspects were detained at Mombasa Central Police Station and have been arraigned before the Mombasa Anti-Corruption Court, this Wednesday.
Preliminary investigations by the EACC revealed that the suspects have engaged in similar illegal activities in other parts of the country.
