Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a 38-year-old woman linked to a Ksh13 million fraud case.
In a statement the DCI confirmed the arrest of Harriet Mary Wabwire by officers based at Kamukunji Police Station. Wabwire is accused of swindling a Chinese national out of USD 101,000 (Ksh13,049,200) in a fraudulent business deal.
According to investigators, Wabwire allegedly posed as the director of OTD Group Limited and convinced the victim that she could supply a large consignment of aluminium alloys.
To support her claims, she presented a forged bill of lading and a fake Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) certificate of conformity.
“The fraudulent documents indicated that 23,890 kilograms of aluminium alloys had been securely packed in a 40-foot container, ready for shipment from the port of Mombasa to Ningbo, China,” read the DCI statement.
Once the funds were wired to her bank account, Wabwire allegedly cut off all communication and disappeared.
However, through forensic investigations and tracking efforts, detectives managed to trace her to a hideout in Tassia, Embakasi East Subcounty, Nairobi, where she was arrested.
“Following the transfer of USD 101,000 to her account, Wabwire switched off her phone and went into hiding.
Persistent efforts by Kamukunji detectives led to her capture in Tassia. She is currently in custody, pending arraignment,” the DCI added.
