This archive report was first published on 23 December 2019.
On December 23, 2019, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) made a significant breakthrough in their investigation into the Kenya Power billing system, uncovering a massive fraud syndicate.
The crime busters disclosed that they have narrowed their search down to key masterminds behind the heist in the company, including senior officers in the finance and ICT department, junior employees, and accomplices operating outside the utility.
According to the DCI, IT experts from the department unearthed massive flaws and ambiguities in the billing system at the Kenya Power, which allowed fraudsters to manipulate both the postpaid and pre-paid systems.
The investigations, which have been ongoing for several weeks, led to the discovery of a heist at the power utility where fraudsters operating within and outside the company minted millions of shillings.
Among those under investigations are Titus Kitavi, the Kenya Power ICT General Manager, Ambrose Lemaon, the acting General Manager Finance, Benjamin Muoki Phillip Mwai, and several other junior employees.
The DCI warned the public against buying electricity tokens from suspect sources, as the scrutiny has reached advanced stages and the crime busters are closing in on major masterminds.
