Popular Tiktoker Maria Wangari Kamunge alias Rish was on Friday released on a Sh 5 personal bond pending investigations of her alleged fraud case.
This is after Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina declined an application by police to detain her for seven days saying that there were no evidence strong enough to show why they want to hold Kamunge for seven days.
“I have not seen the existence of any compelling reasons warranting the detention of the respondent for seven days, the application is not merited and is hereby declined,” Onyina said
Police are accusing Kamunge of obtaining money under false pretences, contrary to Section 313 of the Penal Code, Chapter 63 Laws of Kenya, by promising some Kenyans overseas jobs.
Police said that Judith Bosibori, among other complainants, lodged complaints against Kamunge at the Nairobi Central DCI offices, citing having been defrauded by the TikToker.
The complaint stated that between January 1, 2025, and March 20, 2025, Judith Bosibori and others approached Kamunge, who runs an agency under the name Trustpin Verified Agent Limited, which had promised to help her travel abroad for work.
It is also said that they were each required to pay between Ksh200, 000 and Ksh300, 000 for the processing money, which was paid through Mpesa number 0759669552.
The complainant said that after they made the payments, Kamunge failed to honour her promises, and she went missing without a trace.
Kamunge, while in one of her offices in Nairobi, was traced and arrested by the members of the public on March 26, 2025, and taken to the Central Police Station.
Karanja stated that after word spread around about Kamunge’s arrest, many complainants came out at the DCI offices and recorded statements of her defrauding them.
