This archive report was first published on 18 July 2021.
On July 18, 2021, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested Wycliffe Amakobe Omunga, a suspect who had been defrauding single vulnerable women going for retirement.
Omunga's modus operandi involved targeting lonely women who were about to receive their pension, showering them with sweet nothings and promises of a blissful retirement together.
According to the DCI, Omunga would dupe these women into starting a business with him, only to disappear with the cash.
"A man who has specialized in defrauding single vulnerable women who are on their way to retirement was yesterday arrested by detectives," a statement from the DCI read.
"After being swept off their feet, the lovestruck women are duped into starting businesses with the con who then disappears with their entire savings leaving them heartbroken and desolate," the statement added.
One such instance involved a woman who had just received Ksh. 780,050 from a pension scheme, only to be swindled of the entire amount by Omunga.
Omunga had tricked the woman into a love affair, advising her that they should jointly start a water refilling business, and then disappeared with the money, claiming it had been taken by an insurance company for failing to pay an unspecified debt.
