Following investigations into numerous complaints from victims of extortion, EACC has arrested a suspected serial imposter who has been defrauding Kenyans while posing as the Commission’s Assistant Director of Intelligence Operations.
One Kennedy Ochieng Agutu has reportedly extorted millions of shillings from many victims, including senior state officials while pretending to be carrying out corruption investigations implicating them and promising to make the cases go away
Confirming the arrest, the Commission, through its Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi, said that the suspect was arrested at his hideout in South C and escorted to the EACC Integrity Centre Police Station where he was processed and later taken to Kilimani Police Station pending further action on Wednesday.
The Commission recovered two fake staff identification cards for EACC and an entity called Kenya Network Against Corruption (Director – Intelligence & Data Survey), under the suspect’s name.
In 2024 alone, the Commission encountered over 350 cases of fake detectives conning Kenyans while pretending to be officers of EACC or other law enforcement agencies on official duty.
Some of the imposters, especially in Kakamega, Bungoma and Busia counties, have even gone as far as establishing fake EACC offices and offering EACC services for pay. One such entity which rolls under the name Anti-Corruption Investigations Agency has allegedly been receiving money from the public promising to address corruption-related conflicts.
Further, the EACC has learnt of some imposters issuing fake EACC Integrity Clearance certificates for candidates seeking employment at a fee, a service ordinarily offered by the Commission free of charge.
Others have purported to carry out investigations, arrests and search operations on their targets and have demanded huge bribes promising to skew the investigations in their favour or waive potential criminal charges.
Kenyans have been encouraged to always notify EACC and avoid succumbing to such fraudulent traps.
