Former Kyululu ward Member of the County Assembly (MCA), James Mbuvi Kula, has been arrested alongside two other suspects by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for impersonating EACC investigators.
The two were arrested while allegedly waiting to extort a complainant who had already outsmarted them at an entertainment venue in Komarock.
As further investigations were conducted, EACC uncovered 12 mobile phones, 22 sim cards and eight notebooks containing names and details of other potential victims.
“The arrest follows numerous complaints alleging that the three suspects were impersonating EACC’s investigators and extorting money from senior Government officials and parastatal heads”, EACC said.
Following the arrest, the EACC has cautioned the public against fraudsters who pose as officers to extort money, urging them to check official job cards whenever confronted by such individuals.
“EACC investigators have official job cards, which they produce for identification while on duty. Further, the commission summons persons of interest via official written communication to appear at the Headquarters or the nearest Regional Offices or at a police station”
