A man who allegedly impersonated the Ethics and anticorruption commission official will be arraigned on Monday.
Ibrahim Ngamau Wangari was arrested Friday at Quivers Lounge, Nairobi, while allegedly trying to extort money from a businessman on the pretext he was capable of protecting him from investigations.
In a statement, EACC said the suspect was nabbed following a complaint from the businessman who was among the millers enlisted to supply subsidised maize flour before the August 9 elections.
“The suspect had summoned the complainant to appear before him at EACC integrity centre offices carrying various documents including audit reports and all his bank statements from January for inspection,” read the statement.
“He later changed the venue to Quivers Lounge where he was arrested.”
The man had claimed he was investigating the Ministry of Agriculture and some suppliers.
Ngamau is suspected to be among notorious fraudsters increasingly impersonating the agency’s detectives and soliciting money from state officers.
The arrest comes in the wake of complaints that the commission continues to receive from the public on extortion.
Meanwhile, the commission has asked the members of the public to be wary of such individuals.
“Members of the public should always insist on having the EAC investigator identify themselves and take note that any interview by EACC is undertaken only at the commission premises or in police stations and not any other place,” the commission said.
