Three arrested with Sh726,000 in fake military recruitment scam

Police officers led by Eldoret West OCPD Samuel Mutunga (second left) inspect Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment admission letters and mobile phones alleged to have been recovered from suspects in Eldoret yesterday. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Police in Eldoret have arrested three people in connection with a fake military recruitment racket where unsuspecting people have been conned of thousands of shillings.

Police pounced on the three on Tuesday morning at a hotel in Eldoret town and recovered Sh726,000, three fake forces admission letters, three phones and an iPad.