{"id":201719,"date":"2025-07-05T14:50:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T12:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-ignore-fake-facebook-accounts-impersonating-kenyan-governor-irungu-kangata-to-promote-bogus-loans\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T14:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T12:50:51","slug":"kenya-ignore-fake-facebook-accounts-impersonating-kenyan-governor-irungu-kangata-to-promote-bogus-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-ignore-fake-facebook-accounts-impersonating-kenyan-governor-irungu-kangata-to-promote-bogus-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: Ignore Fake Facebook Accounts Impersonating Kenyan Governor Irungu Kang&#8217;ata to Promote Bogus Loans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"13\"><em>Ignore fake Facebook accounts impersonating Kenyan governor Irungu Kang&#8217;ata to promote bogus loans<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"17\">The Facebook accounts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hon.irungu.kang.ata.loans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hon Irungu Kang&#8217;ata LOANS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61573787261616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Governor Irungu Kang&#8217;ata<\/a> claim to offer loans to Kenyans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"13\">These accounts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=122223396188195634&amp;set=ecnf.61555869022389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use<\/a> the name and photos of Murang&#8217;a county governor <a href=\"https:\/\/assembly.muranga.go.ke\/news.php?com=5&amp;item=415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irungu Kang&#8217;ata<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Muranga+County,+Kenya\/@-0.8295485,36.4386553,10z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x1828b9799ec0d64b:0xf748409ad84e3fe7!8m2!3d-0.7839281!4d37.0400339!16zL20vMDQyd3du?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYyMy4yIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Murang&#8217;a<\/a> is 85 kilometres away from Nairobi, Kenya&#8217;s capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"54\">One post, dated 27 April 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hon.irungu.kang.ata.loans\/posts\/pfbid02Wsm5dTvUavieFSHhfGxVZgg2iHAgVKSNQcbDx2HSQYiyUvvpL7kneo6du2UZUf9ql\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reads<\/a>: &#8220;Hello, would you like to benefit from my INUA JAMII loans which is in partnership with NCBA LOOP BANK?.Don&#8217;t&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202507040538.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 East Africa <a title=\"Kenya\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/east-africa\/kenya\/\">Kenya<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ignore fake Facebook accounts impersonating Kenyan governor Irungu Kang&#8217;ata to promote bogus loans The Facebook accounts Hon Irungu Kang&#8217;ata LOANS and Governor Irungu Kang&#8217;ata claim to offer loans to Kenyans. These accounts use the name and photos of Murang&#8217;a county governor Irungu Kang&#8217;ata. Murang&#8217;a is 85 kilometres away from Nairobi, Kenya&#8217;s capital. 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