Meru MCA aspirant among three arrested for attempting to con M-Pesa agent

Three people, among them a Meru County MCA aspirant, have been arrested on suspicion of obtaining money by fraudulent means in Nakuru.

Confirming the incident, Rift Valley Regional Criminal Investigations Officer Mwenda Meme said Michael Andai, Shadrack Otieno and Benson Thuranira Kathiai were arrested after they attempted to dupe a mobile money agent.

The trio are said to have approached the mobile money agent on Wednesday seeking to deposit Ksh.64,000 but soon after claimed that the transaction had not gone through, demanding reimbursement.

The mobile money agent was however two steps ahead of the suspects, swiftly informing law enforcement authorities.

Meme also revealed that Kathiai, an MCA aspirant in Muthara ward, Meru County, is not new to fraudulent cases having been implicated in similar incidents in Busia, Meru, Mwea and Mombasa.

“Kathiai is a serial obtainer according to our investigations. He is an aspiring MCA in Meru. We have liased with the OCS and DCI of that area so that they can come collect them after we take the suspects to court,” said Meme.