Former Garsen MP Danson Mungatana has come out and spoken up about how he lost his millions to fraudsters.
The former Kenya Ports Authority Chairman (KPA) has refuted claims going round on social media saying that he was conned by a witchdoctor who had promised to multiply his money and make him a billionaire overnight.
According to Mr. Mungatana he fell to trick to an investment scheme which was created by foreigners in cohort with local prominent leaders.
He further added saying that the proprietors of the scheme involved in buying and selling of oil appealed to rich Kenyans to invest with them on promise of getting huge profits in return.
In his statement he said, “ We received profit in the first and second rounds, but the third time the proprietors of the scheme disappeared with our money.”
However reports have emerged claiming that Mr Mungatana was conned a whopping Sh76 million but he has since refuted the claims but indicated that the amount was a “huge amount of money.”
The involved culprits are already in custody and investigations are ongoing. they are of Chad national Abdoulaye Tamba and Abdalla Tamba and a Kenyan Anthony Mwangangi.
They were arrested two week ago after their house was raided by detectives at a house on Brookside Drive, Westlands where they were found with Sh1 billion fake notes in dollar and Euro currencies.
Mungatana has further added saying, “The suspects were arrested on September 28 and police invited the public to make any complaints regarding the acussed. I recognised Abdalla as one of those who defrauded me in a totally different scheme that had nothing to do with witchcraft and multiplication of dollars.”
In addition, “I did not want to be an overnight billionaire as claimed. That is not what my mother taught me. I have been working hard all my life.”
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The lawyer castigated a section of the media for “portraying me as a fool for falling prey to fraudsters.
“Yes, I excelled both at Alliance High School and the University of Nairobi. I’m now pursuing my PhD. But that incident can happen to anyone. Crime does not respect your degree,” he said.
Mr Mungatana said several prominent Kenyans fell prey to the fraudsters but have not reported the matter to the police for fear of exposing themselves to ridicule.