Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro on Thursday, August 8, warned Kenyans of an impersonator on social media conning unsuspecting Kenyans.
While posting a fake poster from his impersonator's account, Nyoro cautioned that a woman from Murang'a County had been conned of her hard-earned money by the perpetrators.
Further, Nyoro indicated that he was not offering any business or personal loans as indicated on the conman's page.
"We are not offering any loans and no one should fall to the trap of these conmen operating the fake account. I was surprised the other day to learn that they conned a lady from Murang'a Ksh 7,000 ostensibly for security," Nyoro stated.
"Please good people, we are not offering any loans," he insisted.
Kenyans in public office have occasionally complained of impersonation especially on social media pages.
In 2019, a man accused of impersonating Deputy President William Ruto’s wife Rachel Ruto was arraigned at a Nairobi court.
Michael Mito Atito was suspected to allegedly have opened a Facebook account in the name of Rachel Ruto and claimed to be supporting the less fortunate in the society by giving out free motor vehicles (lorries) that were to be registered in the names of the beneficiaries.
Impersonation of any person employed in the public service is an offense that carries a maximum sentence of three years.
"Any person who falsely represents himself to be a person employed in the public service, and assumes to do any act or to attend in any place for the purpose of doing any act by virtue of such employment is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for three years," reads Section 105 (b) of the Penal Code.
