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The office of the Prime CS said surveillance undertaken on Saturday occasioned the arrests.
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"Those arrested had perfected "renting" office space to alleged criminals by either vacating their offices for the alleged fraudsters' use or deceptively misrepresenting themselves," read the statement.
The Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs has confirmed the arrest of some senior officials in the ministry.
In a statement, the officials were arrested for allegedly aiding fraudsters who are said to have been conning foreigners at Musalia Mudavadi’s office.
The office of the Prime CS said surveillance undertaken on Saturday occasioned the arrests.
"Those arrested had perfected "renting" office space to alleged criminals by either vacating their offices for the alleged fraudsters' use or deceptively misrepresenting themselves," read the statement.
"The arrests followed a tipoff that alerted the security, who then mounted intense surveillance at the Railways Office.
According to the statement, this was aimed at disrupting the reported acts of impersonation and misuse of the facility by the alleged fraudsters.
"The surveillance involved tracking a group masquerading as visitors. They would individually gain entrance into the Railways Building on different dates and times by falsifying their identities (as VIP guests or Government Officers), and the officers they purported to be visiting," read the statement.
According to the statement, their victims were mainly foreigners who would be shepherded into the Railways Building ostensibly to meet high-ranking Government officers for favours in exchange for alleged bribes.
"The surveillance conducted was able to also track and identify their co-conspirators, among them government officers who facilitated their dastardly activities," read the statement.
The office of the Prime CS further said investigations by relevant law enforcement agencies are ongoing to track and arrest others who may have been involved.
As a result, the office of the Prime CS has directed government institutions to vet and oust any disreputable officers abetting criminal activities.
"As deterrence, government institutions are hereby cautioned to vet and oust disreputable government officers abetting such criminal activity which appears pervasive due to lax securing of government institutions and a growing appetite for quick money by public officers," read the statement.