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Suspected Fraudster Arrested For Allegedly Conning Investors Over Ksh 80M
A serial fraudster has been apprehended for allegedly defrauding Kenyans and foreigners out of tens of millions of shillings while posing as a senior procurement officer in various government ministries.
The suspect, identified as David Ambuku alias General, is accused of fabricating fake tender documents and local purchase orders in order to persuade bidders and potential suppliers that they will be awarded lucrative contracts.
Ambuku was apprehended on Tuesday morning, according to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), after attempting to flee by plunging into a water tank at his home in Kimathi estate along Jogoo road.
Detectives were following leads to a fraud case in which two salespeople were allegedly duped out of Ksh.47 million by Ambuku, which led them to his home.
“Ambuku, who conspired to defraud two merchants Ksh.47.3 million using forged tender documents for ministries of Interior and Labour, almost drowned after plunging into the water tank at the sight of financial investigations detectives who raided his house,” read the DCI statement.
Ambuku is said to be the director of Kekoma ventures, which works with government ministries and where he performs his well-honed craft of luring ambitious entrepreneurs into signing fake contracts with him before fleeing into anonymity.
The suspect has over ten pending cases in various courts.
“The con, who is a director of Kemoma ventures and several other companies working with crooked officials in government ministries and state departments, secures access to their well furnished offices and boardrooms where he conducts his business unperturbed,” said DCI.
“Innocent merchants, who mostly comprise of young ladies and foreigners looking for investment opportunities are then convinced that they have met the boss and part with colossal sums of money to influence the award of the contracts in their favor.
Ambuku staged as an officer in the Ministry of Labor officers and conned a Chinese citizen out of Ksh 26 million in a similar fraud case.
He is also said to have received more than Ksh 26 million from a potential investor posing as a senior military officer at the defense headquarters.
He is set to be arraigned at the Milimani Law courts Wednesday to take plea.
COURTESY – CITIZEN
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