This archive report was first published on 24 May 2020.
Published on May 24, 2020, three men accused of impersonating Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) Chief Executive Officer Wilson Aruasa have been detained for 14 days pending investigation.
According to reports, the suspects, Zacharia Kiprotich Sang alias Dr Aruasa, Richard Cheruiyot Rotich, and Shadrack Kiprotich Rotich, posed as MTRH CEO on Facebook and WhatsApp, allegedly conning innocent Kenyans out of cash.
Dr Aruasa had reported the suspects to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations six months ago, and they were arrested last week.
"As a hospital, we complained to police about activities of these criminals who opened fake Facebook and WhatsApp accounts in my name which they have been using to con people for the last six months," Dr Aruasa said.
The CEO warned the public to be wary of criminals using his name to con people out of their hard-earned money to help them secure employment at the facility.
The suspects appeared before Eldoret Chief Magistrate Linus Kassan on Friday and did not make pleas after the prosecution requested for 14 more days to complete investigations.
