Hours after Edgar Obare’s verified Instagram disappeared online, Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai has come out to issue a statement about money laundering allegations brought forward by the blogger.
Days after Obare exposed some individuals purportedly involved in money laundering, Mutyambai affirmed that there are many money laundering cases in the country.
Speaking on his #EngagetheIG forum, the police boss noted that the illegal practice is common in the country, and several suspects have been arraigned and charged with the matter.
The IG, however, noted that the situation is under the control of the Directorate of Criminal Criminal Investigations, Serious Crimes Protection Unit, and other authorities that deal with such matters.
“We are aware of this, and we have arrested and arraigned several suspects on the same. We also have a unit under DCI that deals with serious crime and continues to arrest perpetrators,” said Mutyambai.
He urged the public to refrain from engaging in dubious deals to get rich quickly. He further asked them not to engage in deals that might lead them to huge debts.
According to Mutyambai, the deal seems lucrative and guarantees a huge and quick return; hence the youth can easily get involved.
In a recent exposure, blogger Edgar Obare revealed a list of several individuals involved in such deals. Some of the individuals involved include politicians and well-known celebrities.
Some of the individuals that Obare named in his recent exposure include Babu Owino, Jalang’o, Betty Kyallo, Oscar Sudi, Jared Otieno, and Don Bosco, among others.
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