Fake KDF Officer Arrested in Busia Over Sh1.1 Million Recruitment Scam
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Reported by Capital FM
📍 Busia (approximate) 🕑 35 min ago
Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect had allegedly been posing as a KDF officer with the ability to secure recruitment slots, collecting KSh1.1 million from victims' parents in cash on different dates between September and November 2026.
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- Do not send money or share mobile-money PINs with callers you do not know.
- Verify any request for money directly with the person or company.
- Report extortion to the police or the DCI.
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- Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect had allegedly been posing as a KDF officer with the ability to secure recruitment slots, collecting KSh1.1 million from victims' parents in cash on different dates between September and November 2026.
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