Event: Renson Ingonga

Saturday, October 24, 2026 Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga speaks during a Community Dialogue on Access to Justice at African Inland Church (AIC), Riruta, Nairobi, on July 23, 2026. Photo credit: Bonface Bogita | Nation The Director of Public Prosecutions, Renson Ingonga, has warned Kenyans against allowing other people to use their bank accounts, M-Pesa lines and identification documents to move suspicious funds, cautioning that seemingly harmless favours could expose them to criminal investigations. Mr Ingonga said young people were particularly vulnerable to exploitation by criminal networks that use financial accounts, mobile money services and digital wallets to facilitate money laundering and other financial crimes. “Do not allow your financial accounts, identification documents or digital platforms to be exploited for criminal purposes,” he said during a community dialogue at AIC Church in Riruta, Nairobi. The DPP said many Kenyans lend their accounts to friends, relatives or acquaintances without knowing the source of the money being transferred, particularly as mobile money services have become central to everyday transactions. He warned that people who knowingly facilitate the movement of illicit funds could face criminal liability, depending on the circumstances and the evidence. He was speaking during the Office of the Director of Public prosecution’s ‘Chapa Gumzo na Prosecutor’ initiative, which seeks to bring justice institutions closer to communities and improve public understanding of the criminal justice system. The dialogue brought together representatives of the Judiciary, National Police Service, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Independent Policing Oversight Authority and National Cohesion and Integration Commission. The DPP also warned against online fraud, identity theft, digital extortion and cyber harassment, noting that the misuse of artificial intelligence to create manipulated images, videos and audio recordings presented additional risks to the public. He urged young people to exercise caution when sharing personal…