Five conmen nabbed over KDF recruitment

Bungoma, Kenya: Police in Kimilili sub-county have arrested five suspects including a woman conning the public with fake Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment letters.

They were arrested after a lobby tipped the police.

The Caucus for a better Bungoma and people against corruption said they were approached by a lady from Nakoyonjo village in Kabuchai constituency to verify whether a letter she was given by the conmen for recruiting her daughter in KDF was genuine.

The lady had given the suspects Sh250,000. The lobby secretary Michael Wafula said they decided to lay a trap for the suspects by asking them to help a relative of the victim.

"We asked the first victim to call the culprits and meet them in a Kimilili hotel before we alerted the police," he said. Kimilili OCPD Mary Waguu said the suspects will be arraigned in court.