Detectives from DCI Kilimani arrested two crafty fraudsters accused of swindling a Kenyan out of Sh1.1 million in a sham vehicle importation scam.
The incident dates back to May 27, 2022, when Yunus Hamza Hussein, masquerading as a savvy salesperson at Rana Motors along Ngong Road, duped an unsuspecting victim with promises of delivering two vehicles, a Probox Extra and a 14-seater Toyota Hiace 7L for Sh2.9 million.
Enticed by the charade, the victim paid a hefty deposit of Sh1.1 million, only to watch the fraudster vanish into thin air, police said.
Detectives trailed Hussein to his hideout at Crystal Apartments in Athi River, where several SIM cards were seized.
Hussein further led detectives to his accomplice, Brian Omweri, in Makongeni, Thika where they recovered a SIM card linked to a Sh550,000 payment from the victim.
Meanwhile, detectives from DCI Nairobi Region Headquarters augmented by their Dagoretti counterparts arrested Rita Akinyi Yohana, a house help who went on the run after pulling off a bold theft from her employer.
The incident which was reported on March 11, 2025 at Spring Valley Police Station, reveals a tale of betrayal from a trusted employee of 15 months, believed to have stolen a safe brimming with valuable items including family passports, foreign national IDs, 4,000 US dollars, gold coins, Diwali statues, a pen drive, a hard disk, bank locker keys, perfumes and other belongings.
Upon visiting the crime scene, detectives discovered that the safe previously secured with screws in a wardrobe had been expertly unscrewed and stolen.
Akinyi was smoked out of her hideout in Kawangware’s bustling Congo Maumau area, bringing the chase to an end.
A search of her residence uncovered a trove of stolen items, including 29 one-hundred-dollar notes, assorted Indian Rupees, perfumes, and women’s purses all traced back to her employer.
Further, Akinyi confessed to discarding the ransacked safe in the murky depths of River Maumau.
With help from local divers, detectives managed to retrieve the safe from the riverbed only to find it emptied of its contents.
Akinyi is currently in police custody undergoing processing pending arraignment.
Meanwhile, the recovered items are securely preserved as exhibits.
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