Three men accused of impersonating Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) Chief Executive Officer Wilson Aruasa will be detained for 14 days pending investigation.

Posing as MTRH CEO on Facebook and WhatsApp, Zacharia Kiprotich Sang alias Dr Aruasa, Richard Cheruiyot Rotich and Shadrack Kiprotich Rotich allegedly conned innocent Kenyans out of cash.

Dr Aruasa had reported the suspects to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations six months ago before their arrest on Thursday last week.

“As a hospital, we complained to police about activities of these criminals who opened fake Facebook and WhatsApp accounts in my name which they have been using to con people for the last six months,” said Dr Aruasa.

Dr Aruasa, who said that at MTRH recruitment is done on merit, cautioned the public to be wary of criminals using his name to con people out of their hard earned money to help them secure employment at the facility.