Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two suspects accused of defrauding a United States citizen of Ksh28 million through a fraudulent gold deal.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, February 18, the DCI named the suspects as Willis Onyango Wasonga and Mohammed Noor Muhyadhin, who are believed to be behind the elaborate scam.
The investigation was launched after a report was filed at Capitol Hill Police Station by Gershonov Oleg on behalf of his American business partner, John Sodipo.
The complaint detailed how the businessman had been lured into a fake gold transaction that resulted in massive financial losses.
According to detectives, Oleg travelled to Kenya in September 2025 in pursuit of a gold deal that ultimately failed to materialise.
During his visit, he is said to have established contact with Wasonga, who has been identified as the prime suspect in the case.
Subsequently, Sodipo entered into negotiations with Wasonga for the purchase and planned shipment of 495 kilograms of gold, which was allegedly to be chartered to Dubai.
However, the deal turned out to be a well-orchestrated scam, with the suspects reportedly disappearing after receiving millions of shillings from the victim.
The American businessmen only realised they had been conned after the expected gold consignment failed to arrive within the agreed period.
Investigations later established that the suspects orchestrated an elaborate scheme of deception, using SRK Logistics Limited a firm accused of falsely presenting itself as capable of supplying large quantities of gold.
The DCI revealed that fake legal agreements were also created to give the transaction an appearance of legitimacy.
Detectives further found that the stolen funds were quickly moved across multiple company accounts before being transferred abroad.
The prime suspect, Willis Onyango Wasonga, voluntarily presented himself at the DCI Headquarters on Friday, February 13, 2026.
He was later arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts, where he pleaded not guilty and was released on a Ksh1 million bond.
His alleged accomplice, Mohammed Noor Muhyadhin, was arrested on Tuesday by officers from the DCI’s Operation Support Unit (OSU).
According to investigators, Mohammed the sole proprietor of Mohazcom Trading received the full Ksh28 million into his company account at the National Bank of Kenya before wiring the money overseas.
Mohammed remains in custody as detectives finalise investigations ahead of his court appearance.
