The government of Mali has denied reports that two suspects arrested with fake currency valued at Sh1 billion are its citizens. Dr Odudu Barbra Magoha, the honorary consul of Republic of Mali said the three men’s nationality was not properly reported.
“After further investigations by Kenyan authorities it has been established that all the three men are citizens of a country of Central African Republic Region and not Malian nationals,” she said. The suspects identified as Abdoulaye Tamba Kouro, his son Abdala Tamba and a Kenyan, Anthony Mangangi Munyiva were found with over Sh1 billion in fake currency in Nairobi on October 1.
They are expected in court Thursday to plead to their charges. Police say the two are from Chad. One of them had apparently been deported from Kenya but came back. The scammers have apparently operated in the country for long. They would ask their targets to bring large sums of money for miracle sessions after which the victims would walk away with fake currency after handing over their hard-earned cash. Many of the victims only realised they had been conned when it was too late.