‘Con’ investigator and rot in Kenya’s insurance sector

An insurance investigator was arrested and prosecuted at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi last week in what is seen as high-gear drive by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) to rid the industry of the deep-seated mess of insurance fraud.

It was alleged that on September 19, John Wainaina Marugu while outside Hilton Hotel in Nairobi obtained Sh20,000 from Calvin Masitsa Ambajo, the complainant noted in the charge sheet. Mr Wainaina, an insurance investigator, is accused of falsely pretending to be in a position to influence insurance claim payment for motor vehicle Registration Number KBS 015H at CIC Insurance Company Limited.