A politician who unsuccessfully vied in the 2022 general election has been arrested for impersonating officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).

Militonic Mwendwa Kitute is accused of issuing fake Integrity Clearance Certificates to unsuspecting job seekers at a fee.

"The suspect, Militonic Mwendwa Kitute, was tracked by EACC Detectives from Nairobi to  his Kitui home where he was arrested on Saturday 4am. His firearm and 7 mobile phones are among items  confiscated from him," the statement read in part.

The suspect is set to be arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on Monday, April 22, 2024. He was held at the Kilimani Police Station.

Cases of rogue individuals impersonating state officers from certain agencies and extorting ususpecting Kenyans - have been on the rise lately.

Last week, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) flagged individuals from a private company conducting quality checks and premise raids purporting to be subcontracted by KEBS.

In the statement, KEBS announced that it is aware of individuals defrauding Kenyans under the guise of conducting product inspections in retail outlets that allegedly are in breach of the Standards Act and enabling legislation. 

The said individuals, according to the agency are employees of Multi-Works and Rights Enforcements Co. Ltd, a private company which identifies as a consumer rights/protection organisation and purports to be affiliated with KEBS.

"KEBS has received numerous complaints raised against the afore-mentioned organisation by retailers across the country. These complaints range from invasion of business premises, seizure of goods, on-the-spot fines, solicitation of bribes to arrests and detention of the individuals in charge of the retail premises for the sake of extorting ransom money from them," the statement read in part.