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Con group returns to Central Kenya

Artwork warning against fraud. [Image: Courtesy]

An organisation that defrauded Kenyans millions of shillings twice, has now re-emerged in Central Kenya using the evangelical churches network to recruit members with promises of quick jobs, cheap loans and funding of projects as a bait.

The group is so daring that it is cheating congregation that it has been “allowed” by the Central Bank of Kenya to recruit up to one million Kenyans who will benefit from cheaper loans. This is a major lie because the role of the Central Bank of Kenya is not to “allow” such activities but to manage the money supply and interest rates in order to promote financial stability through regulation, supervision and licensing of financial institutions under its mandate.

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