Kenya: DCI Probing Chinese Suspect Over Forgery, Sh179mn Fraud

Nairobi — The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is probing a Chinese man accused of forgery and theft if Sh179 million.

According to the Banking Fraud Unit, the suspect is alleged to have orchestrated a scheme to siphon the funds from Weihai Construction Limited, a foreign-owned construction company.

A probe request to the DCI showed that the suspect used forged documents to open a fraudulent bank account and appoint himself as a director, enabling him to divert millions meant for…