The government on Sunday issued an alert over an impostor alleging to be the Immigration Principal Secretary (PS) Gordon Odemo Kihalangwa.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, an unidentified person has taken to Facebook claiming to be the PS.
"Please note that the Immigration PS Kihalangwa does NOT have any Facebook account or page.
"Some individual with wrong intentions has opened a Facebook page in my names, Gordon Odemo Kihalangwa. The issue has been reported. Let's all share (the message) to avoid scams," the PS stated.
It is worth noting, however, that the PS does operate a Twitter handle under @GKihalangwa.
Several government officials have in the past found themselves on the blunt end over fake social media accounts using their names.
For instance, in early January, conmen using Rachel Ruto's name duped Kenyans alleging that she was running a competition that claimed to give free vehicles to Kenyans.
“I would like to alert the public of a scheme by con men and women using my name to purportedly give out vehicles in a fraudulent business promotion. I am NOT running any competition or giving out any cars,” she tweeted.
Again in late January, Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jr took to Facebook to alert Kenyans on fraudsters conning members of the public using his name.
According to Mutula Jr, the fraudsters were using a pseudo account on Facebook with his details to solicit funds from unsuspecting Kenyans.
“My account has been drawn to a pseudo account on Facebook as exhibited below bearing my name and profile picture and whose administrator is allegedly soliciting funds from members of the public, Disguising as the Senator of Makueni,” he wrote.
