DCI arrests fake KDF officer in Busia over KSh 1.1 million recruitment scam
Detectives arrested Brian Shem Maboni Achieng at a guesthouse in Nambale on Sunday. The DCI says he posed as a KDF officer and collected KSh 1.1 million from parents hoping to get their children into the military.
Detectives have arrested a man accused of posing as a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer and taking KSh 1.1 million from families chasing military jobs. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) named the suspect as Brian Shem Maboni Achieng. Acting on intelligence, detectives arrested him on Sunday at Cereda Guesthouse in Shibale Trading Centre, Nambale, Busia County. According to the DCI, officers found him in a room with a 22-year-old woman. Her mother had brought her there hoping to secure a KDF recruitment slot. A parent had also brought a second young woman to the guesthouse. Pulse Live Kenya reported that she was waiting her turn to meet the suspect. The DCI said preliminary investigations show the suspect claimed he could secure recruitment slots. He allegedly collected the KSh 1.1 million in cash from the victims' parents on different dates between September and November 2026. Pulse Live Kenya reported that he was still collecting money from new victims. Detectives say the suspect drew blood and urine samples from one of the women, passing it off as a military medical examination. Pulse Live Kenya reported that he had set up a room resembling a medical examination room. Officers recovered two…
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