A man linked to the SIM swap incident involving former OCS Samson Taalam will remain in custody until September 12, 2025, after the court denied him bail.
Brian Ronoh Kiprotich, who is facing charges related to computer misuse and cybercrimes, pleaded not guilty.
According to the charge sheet, Kiprotich also faces multiple charges, including the unlawful possession of identity cards belonging to seven different individuals.
Appearing before Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi at the Milimani Law Court on August 1, 2025, the court ordered that Kiprotich be remanded at the Industrial Area Prison until September 12, 2025.
The ruling aims to give the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) more time to probe how the OCS’s SIM card and ID both of which were in the custody of the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) ended up with the accused.
Kiprotich was arrested after the DCI received a complaint from IPOA, requesting an investigation into the alleged use of a TECNO CLA5 mobile phone.
The device, identified by a specific IMEI number and mobile number registered to Taalam Samson Kiprotich, had been seized as an exhibit on June 15, 2025 for forensic analysis by IPOA.
Further, on July 4, 2025, the DCI received court instructions to file a report on the matter following a complaint from Taalam, the former OCS of Central Police Station in Nairobi.
Kiprotich alleged that his mobile phone, which had been confiscated by IPOA after his arrest, was being used to solicit money from unsuspecting members of the public.
It is suspected that the SIM card was swapped after his arrest and used for criminal activities, including impersonation and fraud.
