Boxes of fake currencies were, on Wednesday, recovered from a residential Property in Ruiru, Nairobi following a police crackdown.
The police revealed that the currencies, which included both local and foreign, was linked to one of the suspects who impersonated President Uhuru Kenyatta.
According to The Star, the amount was valued at Kshs 8 Billion, fake gold was also recovered and two people were arrested in connection with the fake currency; Joseph Munyao and Nancy Muthoni.
Witnesses at the scene of the ransack revealed that they knew the house but did not suspect criminal activities of such magnitude took place there.
In the ransack, people dressed in civilian clothes were seen opening metalic boxes to reveal wads of fake money and the boxes were arranged in stacks.
The currency was allegedly being manufactured by use of poisonous chemicals that had been stored in one of the boxes.
The currency, estimated to be in billions, had been traded out to unsuspecting Kenyans in Shillings, Dollars, Japanese Yen and other denominations.
According to reports, the house allegedly belonged to Mr Munyao.
The seven suspects, who were released on Wednesday on Kshs 200,000 cash bail, used uhuru's name and voice to con Kshs10 million from a trader.
In an earlier report by Kenyans.co.ke, two of the seven suspects lived lavish lifestyles with one owning a fully furnished 10-bedroom haouse in Karen and the other having spent Kshs 5 million on a wedding attended by MPs in 2017.
The suspects included Duncan Muchai, Isaac Wajekeche, William Simiyu, David Luganya, Anthony Wafula, Gilbert Kirunja and Joseph Waswa alias Henry Waswa.
UPDATE: According to Daily Nation, Police arrested three suspects in connection with the raid and recovered gold pieces alongside with the fake money.
