A Member of the County Assembly in Kisii has been arrested by detectives for allegedly defrauding residents of over Ksh200,000 through false promises of travel opportunities to Canada. He appeared in court on November 19, 2025, where he was granted bail but rearrested shortly after. The case highlights ongoing investigations into multiple scam complaints against him.
On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations arrested a Member of the County Assembly (MCA) from Kisii amid allegations of multiple scams involving foreign travel opportunities. Several residents reported that the MCA had defrauded them by promising to secure travel to Canada, leading to complaints filed against him.
The MCA appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate John Nyariki at Kisii Law Court for a case involving the alleged defrauding of a woman. The prosecution stated he took Ksh180,000 from her between 2022 and 2023, though the MCA denied the charges, claiming he had not taken Ksh183,000 as alleged. The court released him on a Ksh100,000 bail.
However, the prosecution opposed the bail, arguing that more victims had come forward with similar claims of being conned hundreds of thousands of shillings. They described the MCA as a possible flight risk and requested strict bail conditions. The MCA's lawyer countered that no affidavits or evidence supported these claims, emphasizing that bail is a constitutional right and that, as an elected official, he remains available in Kisii.
Immediately after leaving the courtroom, DCI officers rearrested the MCA over a separate complaint where he allegedly defrauded another resident of Ksh70,000. The investigation into these cases continues, with authorities probing the full extent of the scams.