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Boda rider in fake Kericho kidnap saga convinced two people to send money

By Nikko Tanui | 4yrs ago

Weldon Chepkwony denied a charge of obtaining money by false pretense. [Nikko Tanui, Standard]

A boda boda rider accused of attempting to extort Sh100,000 from his wife in a fake kidnap plot at Kabusenduk village in Bureti, Kericho, managed to con two other people who send him a total of Sh6,000.

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