Police arrested five suspects, including a rogue senior police officer currently on interdiction masquerading as Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officials in Narok Town.

The group had terrorised businessmen dealing in the liquor business in the area.


Their arrest came after bar owners in the areas who were expecting booming business, especially during the festive season became suspicious of their activities in the town and alerted the officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

According to the bar owners, the team that includes two women harassed liquor outlets over alleged failure to comply with KRA requirements.

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They demanded hefty bribes to look the other way but woe unto you if you did not pay them as they would threaten to shut down your business.


Once the matter was reported, DCI detectives immediately swung into action by mobilising a contingent of its personnel who rushed to the town and rounded up the fake KRA officials.

Preliminary investigations established the five namely Leah Wanjiku, Ann Wagio Thomas Mwangi, Davies Simiyu and suspended Police Inspector Urbanus Kioko masqueraded as KRA detectives.

The DCI detectives recovered fake seizure notices, KRA stamps, KRA staff budges and an assortment ATM cards from the suspects which were taken in as crucial exhibits.


Apparently, Simiyu has five ongoing cases linked to the impersonation of KRA officials; three of them at the Nakuru Law Courts and the other two at the Milimani Law Courts.

The suspects were held in police custody before being arraigned in court to face impersonation, forgery, extortion and other related charges.