Suspected Kenya Forestry (KFS) Service officer imposter has been charged with obtaining money fraudulently pretending to be having some open slots at the KFS.
Susan Wachira Muigai posing as a Kenya Forestry Service officer is accused of fraudulently obtaining Sh600,000 from Magret Munde Gabo by falsely pretending she would employ her son at the KFS.
According to the charge sheet, the accused approached Magret Munde on March 8, 2023, at Upper Hill in Nairobi County with a sweet deal of helping her son join the Kenya Forestry Service.
She is said to have posed as a high-ranking officer in KFS and convinced Magret that indeed her son would get a job in the disciplined force.
Reportedly, she demanded a bribe of Sh600,000 which she claimed she would share equally with her superiors to ensure the recruitment process proceeds uninterrupted and the son secures the job.
Convinced that the deal was a prayer answered, Magret proceeded to call her family members and friends to help her raise the fee.
Allegedly, the suspect disappeared in thin air after receiving the money forcing Magret to involve police in a deal which was supposed to be kept far from the Authorities.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina, the accused denied the charges and was released on a cash bail of Sh100,000.
