A man has admitted to orchestrating a fraudulent SIM swap scheme targeting former Central OCS Samson Talaam, during an investigation into the death of blogger Albert Ojwang.
On August 19, the man, identified as Dennis Musyimi, confessed to Milimani Magistrate Dolphina Alego that he had illegally obtained Talaam’s SIM card on 16 June 2025.
He also admitted to using the SIM to solicit money from the public for personal gain.
Musyimi was charged alongside Amos Kimanzi and James Munyithya, who both denied any involvement.
The three face charges of conspiracy to commit computer fraud under the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act. Munyithya is also accused of using another person’s ID, while Kimanzi is charged with permitting his ID to be misused.
The trio jointly faced a count of computer fraud under Section 26(1) of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, No. 5 of 2018, for allegedly conspiring between June 16 and 19, 2025, to commit the offence.
According to the report, Musyimi will be sentenced, while Kimanzi and Munyithya will proceed to a pre-trial hearing.
The two co-accused, who pleaded not guilty, were each freed on a Sh250,000 cash bail.
Munyithya, in addition to joint charges, faced a separate count of unlawfully using another person’s identity card.
Prosecutors allege that Munyithya fraudulently used Kimanzi’s national ID to register a SIM card and to activate a MobiGo handset, which investigators linked to the SIM swap scheme.
Kimanzi, for his part, was accused of knowingly allowing Munyithya to use his identity card for fraudulent purposes, a violation of Section 14(j)(i) of the Registration of Persons Act.
Musyimi also faced an additional charge of obtaining registration by pretence under Section 320 of the Penal Code. He allegedly impersonated former OCS Kiprotich to fraudulently procure the SIM replacement.
The prosecution informed the court that the three were part of a larger criminal syndicate involved in SIM swap fraud and identity theft. Investigations are ongoing to trace other suspects believed to be on the run.
