Eposed,Nyanza Politician Jonathan Okoth Opande Arrested Over Sh100M Fake Gold Scam
Nyanza Politician Jonathan Okoth Opande Arrested Over Sh100M Fake Gold Scam
A politician from Nyanza who vied for the Nyakach Constituency Parliamentary seat in the 2022 General Election was arrested on Friday at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) while boarding a flight to Kisumu.
Jonathan Okoth Opande alias Okoth Magawi is accused of conning two Thai nationals of more than Ksh.100 million in a fake gold deal.
Detectives raided a house in Lavington, Nairobi, that Opande also known as Chairman/Kiongozi had converted into a lavish office and recovered fake gold bars, pellets, and a makeshift smelting machine.
Opande, who was handcuffed, followed the sleuths as they broke into different rooms in his bungalow.
The police also seized various documents, including mining...