The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is investigating an incident where a Kenyan woman, Faith Mwikali Ndiwa, allegedly defrauded a foreign national of Ksh.25 million in a scheme resembling a 419 scam.
According to detectives, Ndiwa’s arrest followed an event in May 2022 when she entered Guarantee Trust Bank and requested a meeting with the CEO Jude Olabayo Veracruz . The complainant, the CEO, stated that Ndiwa claimed to have Ksh.70 million in her account and sought financial advice.
The court documents reveal that the complainant provided professional advice but left the final decision to Ndiwa. Days later, she returned, requesting money for her mother’s medical bills. When questioned about the Ksh.70 million, she claimed she had used it to purchase a house in Karen. Convinced, the complainant advised her to visit the bank, where she secured an Ksh.8 million loan.
A month later, Ndiwa contacted the complainant again, this time alleging she represented Raila Odinga and had secured a Ksh.19 million tender to supply Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) to the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA).
She presented various documents to substantiate her claims and said that Raila Odinga’s son-in-law had already paid Ksh.8 million, but additional funds were needed to clear the nets at Mombasa port. She promised the complainant a share of the proceeds once KEMSA paid for the tender.
Trusting her, the complainant deposited the requested funds into Ndiwa’s bank accounts.
Detectives later found that one account was linked to Al Husinaim Motors Limited, where Ndiwa purchased a Range Rover, registration number KDM 311N. After the transaction, Ndiwa allegedly switched off her phone, prompting the complainant to report the incident. Investigations revealed the KEMSA tender was fictitious.
Further inquiries uncovered Ndiwa’s involvement in a similar scam, where she presented herself at the DCI Nairobi office with a fake job card claiming she was a physician for the First Lady. She was charged with seven criminal offenses at the Milimani Law Courts on Monday and was remanded at Langata Women’s Prison pending her bail hearing.
