This archive report was first published on 4 August 2020.
On August 4, 2020, the National Police Service announced that it had received information from Interpol about Kenyans wanted in the US for alleged fraud offenses.
Among those named was Edwin Sila Nyumu, a man who had been on the run for years.
Nyumu and his family were behind a US-based crime syndicate that launched hundreds of millions of dollars in the country but managed to evade detection to hide in Mlolongo, Machakos.
According to the Daily Nation, the family members are believed to have stolen more than Kshs.2 billion in a tax fraud, making it one of the biggest cyber-crime heists in the industry.
Investigations have been ongoing for 12 years, with Nyumu reportedly using his wealth to bribe police officers to keep his identity hidden.
However, with the statute of limitations on federal crimes, Nyumu could no longer be charged with fraud, and a fresh order was sought to arrest him on November 6, 2020.
The Nairobi Interpol office had contacted the US National Central Bureau Interpol to forward extradition documents against the suspect.
