Samuel Wanjii, a man with a close resemblance to accused parliament conman Wazir Benson Chacha has been dumped by his fiancé.
Mr Wanjii spoke to journalists on Tuesday, outlining his woes since a photo of him with Murang'a Woman Representative Sabina Chege went viral online.
Speaking to Nation, the plagued church leader revealed that a woman he was engaged to has gone silent on him because of the controversial photo.
"Even after the arrest of Mr Chacha she has not responded to my text messages and calls," the 22-year-old conveyed.
[caption caption="Controversial photo where Samuel Wanjii was mistaken for Wazir Chacha"]
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Wanjii added that even family members were outraged when the photo circulated after blogger Cyprian Nyakundi leaked it.
People who know him from church wondered why the chairperson of the men's group and the youth secretary was indicted in such a shameful matter.
"Some of my relatives condemned and accused me of embarrassing the family members who are God-fearing," he stated.
He added that some people who called his mobile phone asked him to share the proceeds from the scam while others started using the derogatory term "Ben 10" to refer to him.
The wrongly accused man explained that the photo shared by bloggers was taken at the Great North Resort in Makuyu where Ms Chege's campaign team had gathered to celebrate her victory in the 2017 elections.
Mr Wanjii told reporters that police had been unhelpful when he reported the matter seeking to redeem his good name.
"They threatened to arrest me if it turned out that I was the accused man. I was so depressed and did not know what to do, I just went back to my house," he narrated.
Wanjii revealed that he was planning to file a defamation suit against Cyprian Nyakundi following the incident.
[caption caption="Samuel Wanjii with MP Millie Odhiambo"]
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