Since 2020, a 29-year-old man has been claiming to be the boyfriend of Kilifi Principal Justice of the Peace Ivy Wasike.
Unknown quantity
And by falsely claiming to be the person within the courtroom official’s life, Cryspinus Malenya Inyama, a caretaker in one of many non-public faculties in Kiamaiko, Kariobangi, Nairobi, is suspected to have made a fortune of an unknown quantity.
What has been confirmed by the courtroom, nonetheless, is that he has been cybersquatting utilizing a pretend identification and has gained financially and obtained different favours for 3 years.
The person from Khayega sub-Location in Kakamega County appeared earlier than Kilifi Senior Resident Justice of the Peace Daniel Sitati on Tuesday the place he was accused of soliciting cash from Wasike’s colleagues, associates, and kinfolk, through the use of a Safaricom line previously utilized by the Justice of the Peace.
In keeping with the cost sheet, between December 27, 2023, and January 8, 2024, Inyama falsely represented himself to Dr Vincent Chokaa, an advocate of the Excessive Court docket of Kenya, as Ivy Wasike. He was additionally charged with defrauding Dr Chokaa.
Reported the matter
The case began after the Justice of the Peace reported the matter to Kilifi Police Station OB/31/09/01/2024.
Detectives from the Directorate of Felony Investigation (DCI) Kilifi arrested Inyama on January 15 in Nairobi and introduced him to the Kilifi courtroom the place they had been granted 14 days to conclude investigations.
Pleaded responsible
On Tuesday, he pleaded responsible, and is about to look in courtroom on February 13 for sentencing.
In her affidavit, Wasike mentioned she reported the matter to Safaricom buyer care 3 times in useless, forcing her to take authorized motion.
On the time of his arrest, Inyama had simply obtained Sh2,000 from Dr Chokaa after he requested him for “Christmas” in a WhatsApp message.
In keeping with the Justice of the Peace, she acquired the Safaricom line between 2010 and 2011 and was duly registered in her identify.
She mentioned she used the road till early 2020 when she realized that the identical quantity was being utilized by another person.
The Justice of the Peace mentioned the suspect took benefit of the quantity to solicit funds from members of the general public recognized to her.
“I didn’t perceive or comprehend how that quantity was reissued and regardless of contacting Safaricom buyer care, I bought no help and I needed to dispose of it,” she mentioned.
“I used to be knowledgeable by the Safaricom buyer consultant that the mentioned line was re-issued to a different subscriber and that I ought to name my contacts informing them that I not use the quantity”.
Within the police report, Wasike mentioned her callers stored asking her by my new quantity why my boyfriend or husband stored receiving my calls and asking bizarre questions.
Lunch cash
Others mentioned the pretend boyfriend requested them for favors, similar to “lunch cash”, “cash for weekend” and “some cash”.
The courtroom was knowledgeable that Inyama managed to acquire an inventory of contacts saved in her earlier line and communicated with them by WhatsApp chats and name, claiming to be the Justice of the Peace’s fiancé.
“This created a detrimental picture and notion about me and my colleagues and judges since at any time when we met for official or social gatherings, they stored asking me about the kind of man in my life, and the way he carried himself,” she mentioned.
