Police in Eldoret are holding in custody a 34-year-old man pretending to be a General Service Officer attached to President William Ruto's mother Sarah Cheruiyot.
The suspect was booked at the central police station following investigations into complaints from a victim of extortion, said to be a military officer.
Posing as a GSU officer, he is said to have demanded Sh400,000 from his victim with a promise to enlist his orphan relative in the forthcoming Kenya Prison Service nationwide mass recruitment exercise.
The suspect, a father of three, was arrested in Eldoret town by the victim, with the help of residents, and escorted to Central police station, where he was processed.
