This archive report was first published on 18 December 2019.
On December 18, 2019, detectives in Eldoret made a significant breakthrough in the fight against fake currency, arresting a 34-year-old suspect believed to be behind a fake money printing syndicate.
Acting on a tip-off from concerned citizens, police trailed the suspect for days, eventually apprehending him in Kiambaa area, Uasin Gishu County, on Monday evening.
During the arrest, police recovered a substantial amount of fake currency, valued at over Sh 45 million, including dollars, pounds, and Kenyan Shilling notes.
Uasin Gishu County Police Commander Johnstone Ipara confirmed that the suspect was also found with money-printing machines, briefcases used to carry the bills, and a safe box suspected to be used to store the fake notes.
According to Commander Ipara, the arrest was the result of a tip-off by members of the public who had complained of increasing cases of fake currency in circulation in Eldoret town.
