Forex-Investment scam: Uasin Gishu victim Cop accuses senior DCI officers of foul play

A senior police officer, who is among the victims whose money was swindled in the forex scam, accuses senior police officers in Eldoret of deliberately frustrating the case and hiding the suspect.

The officer, who spoke to Citizen TV on condition of anonymity, says the police in Eldoret maintain that the case is of a civil nature and that they have no obligation or jurisdiction to prosecute it.

The officer's initial deposit of Ksh.100,000 in 2022 earned a return of close to half a million shillings. 

Despite her knowledge of financial crimes and how victims are lured, she committed more funds. Her family’s savings disappeared, leaving her to face the consequences.

"Part of that money had come from family money, but without my husband’s knowledge. I’d been given that money for safekeeping; it was meant for the education of our children. And since I knew January was still far, I added that money, and now I had 800K for a new contract. That was in May. Ambrose took the money and began another contract, but unfortunately, it did not yield results," said the Police Officer.

Encouraged by the high returns initially, she invited her brother to invest with SpringMark Investment Company, promising him a windfall in no time at all.

"I also had a sick brother who was supposed to go for surgery, and his condition was not so good. Since the bill was so high and we could not afford it, I introduced him to the company. Unfortunately, even he didn’t benefit. His money was lost," the officer.

Her brother was unable to raise more funds for his treatment and ended up getting paralyzed. 

This sparked conflict within her family, with accusations that she had swindled her sick brother. There was no solace in her marriage either, as losing her children’s school fees and money meant for the family’s needs broke her marriage.

"After almost two decades of marriage, it has shattered just like that. I was involved in the law and never took matters into my own hands. I involved the DCIO and Central Police Station, and I was told that there was no way I could be helped because it was a civil case. But I knew this was obtaining money by false pretences—it is a criminal case," she noted.

She says fellow officers she has worked alongside since graduating from the police academy are colluding with the suspect to deny her and thousands of victims justice. 

The officer alleges that the police know the whereabouts of Ambrose Makechi, offer him protection, and inform him whenever his victims plan to confront him.

"It is very unfortunate and painful. Being a police officer, I have knowledge of what’s happening and how you can get to someone, and I realize the rightful people to help you—because you don’t want to take the law into your own hands—are benefiting," she added.

On Monday, Uasin Gishu County Commander Benjamin Mwanthi assured victims who were demonstrating that the case had been taken over by DCI officers, pledging expedited investigations and the arrest of Ambrose and his accomplices. 

However, the police officer says that any of the over 3,000 victims expecting justice is holding on to an illusion.