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DCI arrest 3 suspects in connection with Ksh22.4 M SACCO fraud

Sacco ReviewJune 11, 202603 mins

Detectives from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested three individuals suspected of orchestrating a sophisticated fraud scheme that siphoned over Ksh22.4 million from a local savings and credit cooperative society (SACCO). Investigations revealed a complex network in which the suspects exploited the SACCO’s computerized financial systems to illegally transfer funds for personal gain. At…

Suspect Caleb Wanyonyi Mukwenyi alias “Jay” after his arrest by DCI detectives in Nairobi following the recovery of 29 kilogrammes of cannabis valued at approximately Sh870,000 during an anti-narcotics operation along Waiyaki Way

Suspect arrested as DCI seizes Ksh870,000 worth of cannabis in Nairobi

Sacco ReviewJune 5, 2026June 5, 202603 mins

A suspected drug trafficker has been arrested after detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Nairobi Region seized cannabis worth approximately Sh870,000 during an intelligence-led operation in Nairobi. The suspect, identified as Caleb Wanyonyi Mukwenyi, also known as “Jay,” was apprehended along Waiyaki Way following investigations targeting narcotics trafficking networks operating within the city….

Former CEO of Eco Pillar SACCO arrested in connection with KSh 100 million fraud

Sacco ReviewApril 29, 2026April 30, 202603 mins

The former CEO of Eco Pillar SACCO, Linus Lokira, has been arrested in connection with a major financial fraud that allegedly resulted in a loss of over KSh 100 million to the institution. The suspect was taken into custody on April 26 by police in Kapenguria. OCS Evans Mose confirmed the arrest , stating that…

Ex-Mwietheri SACCO employee charged in alleged Ksh8.9 million fraud

Sacco ReviewApril 22, 202603 mins

A former employee of Mwietheri Savings and Credit Co-operative Organization (SACCO) Ltd has been charged with alleged fraud involving more than Ksh 9 million, following investigations by specialised detectives attached to the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA). Alfred Maina Munene was arraigned before the Gichugu Law Courts on Tuesday April 21, a day after his arrest…

Audit private coffee millers to tame theft, Govt urged

Sacco ReviewJuly 17, 202404 mins

Meru Senator Kathuri Murungi has called on the government to audit all private coffee millers across the country following the increasing coffee theft cases. Speaking at Kariene in Central Imenti constituency, Kathuri who is also Senate Deputy Speaker urged the ministry of agriculture to move with speed and collect data on source and volumes of…

Twelve suspects deny Ksh166M Njiwa Sacco fraud case

Sacco ReviewSeptember 27, 2023September 27, 202304 mins

Twelve suspects linked to the mysterious disappearance of Ksh166 million belonging to the Njiwa Sacco have been charged before the Kahawa Law Courts. Appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate Boaz Maura Obwewa, the suspects pleaded to 223 charges filed against them by the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Through their lawyers led by Danstan…

Senior officials among 9 arrested in Ksh160M Sacco fraud

Sacco ReviewSeptember 23, 2023September 23, 202309 mins

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested nine employees of Njiwa Savings and Credit Co-operative (Sacco) Society in connection with the disappearance of Ksh160 million from Sacco savings. In a statement through its official twitter handle this morning September 23, 2023, the DCI noted that the employees belonging to staff of the…