Wazir Benson Masubo Chacha, the man behind a mobile money scam that saw several MPs lose huge amounts of money was arrested in Tarime , Tanzania.
Masubo was apprehended following a joint operation by Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and Tanzanian law enforcement agencies.
Masubo is accused of creating fake mobile money accounts in the names of lawmakers such as Murang'a Women Representative Sabina Chege, accounts he used to solicit funds from other MPs and senior officials.
DCI chief George Kinoti revealed that at the time of his arrest, Masubo was headed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
“He will be in Nairobi to face various charges. He was arrested as he tried to sneak to DRC from Tanzania,” Kinoti disclosed.
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Masubo has reportedly been in Tanzania for 2 weeks, with previous efforts by police to search for him at his rural Kuria home and other places he frequented proving futile.
Masubo is a former employee of the Devolution Ministry, and it is during his time there that he got the contacts and details of several lawmakers.
At least 4 MPs as well as the Speaker Justin Muturi sent money to Masubo thinking that it was Chege who urgently needed the cash.
CSs Eugene Wamalwa, Peter Munya, Margaret Kobia and various Senators also fell victim to the scheme.
At some point, Masubo sent two students of Multimedia University to collect Sh100,000 from former Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo who also believed it was Chege who needed the money.
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