Detectives have arrested three suspects linked to a sophisticated fraud syndicate accused of siphoning Sh5,226,735 from the Public Trustee Administration Estates Account under the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice.
In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said investigations established that the money was illegally transferred through two fraudulent transactions amounting to Sh2,413,896 and Sh2,813,989 into personal bank accounts.
According to detectives, the fraud scheme was executed using forged documents and fake account details, triggering investigations that exposed a wider network behind the scam.
After tracing the money trail, investigators identified seven suspects believed to have orchestrated the fraud.
The case file was later submitted to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), which approved several charges against the suspects, including conspiracy to defraud, stealing, forgery and acquisition of proceeds of crime.
On Tuesday, May 13, 2026, detectives arrested Geoffrey Kipkemoi Langat, Patrick Ngandu Nderitu and Timothy Kipchumba Cheboi in connection with the fraud.
The three suspects are currently undergoing processing ahead of their arraignment in court today.
Meanwhile, detectives have intensified the hunt for four other suspects who are still at large.
