Serial KRA imposter, extortionist on police radar – Weekly Citizen

Police in Nairobi have reportedly launched a manhunt for a suspected serial extortionist known to pass himself off as a government officer, dangling bogus employment cards indicating he works in multiple state agencies.
The man who identifies himself in all his job cards as Gordwins O Agutu, was arrested by police in 2017 at Kiboro School in Kayole as members of the public he allegedly duped pounced on him. He wetted his pants as angry Kenyans, bitter of his con tactics bayed for his blood.
Agutu in his operations has brought on board con beautiful ladies who dress smart and purport to be part of his staff from government agencies.

At the time of his apprehension, ‘Gordwins’ was in possession of a job card from Kenya Revenue Authority indicating he was an assistant commissioner in the department of Domestic Tax surveillance.
On his target in tax minting money schemes are mainly foreigners, majority of them being Chinese and Asians based in Nairobi Industrial Area, Athi River and Mlolongo.
Not spared are Kenyans in big business deals. Agutu is also known to have on his payroll well known cartel in bank’s cheque forgeries mostly found at Azuri Restaurant situated along Moi Avenue. In Nairobi. They also perfect in monitoring bank accounts of dead customers to siphon millions.
Agutu and his cartel know when to strike and make a fortune according to a senior detective well versed with their operations.
For example, when a crackdown is being undertaken by government agencies to weed out fake operators in the sector, they act as officers involved when in true sense they are imposters and extortionists.

It is on these grounds that with a separate staff ID, our police source said he identified himself as Dr Gordwins O Agutu working with Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board in the department of pharmavigilance and surveillance.
A Kenya police staff ID showed him as holding the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police in the Criminal Investigation Department despite the department’s name having been changed to Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
The suspect also runs an NGO by the name Kenyans Network Against Corruption, where he is the director of operations. In addition, he is said to be rich and owns a fleet of high-end cars bought using money with questionable origins. Surprisingly, the NGO that is supposed to fight graft is operated by criminals.
The suspect allegedly has a well laid down network in police, KRA and the ministry of Health as well as in the NGO sector.
Documents and our investigations from NGO Coordination Bureau reveal that Kenya Network Against Corruption applied for registration but the bureau has received various complaints mostly from parastatal bosses over its operations that are against the NGO Act. Another source even said it was a briefcase NGO and thus dubious.