Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula has been linked to a syndicate conning foreigners millions of shillings through dubious deals of selling gold.
15 people believed to belong to the syndicate were on Monday, May, 13, arrested at a house in Kilimani where fake gold was recovered.
The cons are said to have been arrested after complaints from Dubai’s royal family where they lost millions in a gold deal.
Senator Wetangula allegedly traveled to Dubai on December 15, 2018, where he asked for a Sh400 million bribe to influence the release of a gold consignment that had reportedly been held at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
Reports on People Daily indicate that fraudsters had convinced Dubai’s royal family that it had gold to sell them, and the remaining hurdle was that it had been detained at JKIA.
A Mr Massoud Zandi, a representative of the gold trading company, called Wetangula asking for intervention.
That call made the senator to allegedly travel to Dubai for more talks.
Police sources said information at their desk claimed Wetangula asked for the Sh400 million to bribe a certain Cabinet Secretary.
The bribe was reportedly later agreed to be Sh70 million which was paid.
The senator has, however, come out to rubbish the claims as the architect work of his business rivals and political detractors.
“This was a business deal gone sour that is now being peddled around by his business partners, who also lost money in the business transaction. It is very unfortunate that some people are now trying to politicise the whole matter in which the Senator lost huge amounts of money,” Wetangula’s personal assistant Chris Mandu said.