Fraud –Directorate of Criminal Investigations DCI has recommended prosecution of First Choice Recruitment and Consultancy Agency founder Ms Judy Jepchirchir
The DCI made the recommendations against the agency’s Director Judy Jepchirchir for defrauding over 8,000 youths in Uasin Gishu and Nandi counties of more than Ksh 1 billion with charges of obtaining money by false pretenses.
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the Investigations Bureau, Paul Wachira, told the Senate Labour and Social Welfare Committee that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations had recorded statements from 201 victims and was still looking for more to come on board and testify against the scam.
In a story by The Standard, Mr Wachira told the committee chaired by West Pokot Senator Julius Murgor that the DCI had received a report from Human Rights and Democracy Director Kipkurui Ngetich that the Director of First Choice obtained sh 8,034,560 from members of the public.
“The investigation has been completed and the file forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecution on September 9 this year with recommendation that First Choice Recruitment and Consultancy Agency Director Judy Chepchirchir be charged with the offence of obtaining money by false pretense contrary to section 313 of the penal code,” said Wachira.
The police boss said that the Director of Public Prosecution returned the file with the direction that the DCI confirms whether the institutions namely Mahad Manpower, Friends Manpower and Aletqwan Manpower all situated in Qatar had a contract with First Choice Recruitment and Consultancy Agency.
Murgor said the Senate Committee had fined Jepchirchir sh 500,000 and summoned her to appear before it on October 3 after she failed to honour an invite to appear before it yesterday alongside representatives of the victims.
