The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) uncovered a gold fraud, and Trans-Nzoia senator Allan Chesang denied involvement.
The DCI connected Chesang to three suspects detained on Saturday in Nairobi's opulent Runda estate.
"Fauzia Wanjiru alias Issa, Shallo Fatma alias Tett and Jackson Ochieng were arrested at Momesa Vale house number 199, following an intelligence-led operation," the DCI said in a statement on Sunday.
The accusations were dismissed by Chesang as "frivolous, vindictive, and prejudicial, but deliberately manufactured to assassinate my character."
"I am denying the allegations which comes as a shock to me considering I have no knowledge of who the arrested persons are," he said in a statement on Sunday.
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In addition, he asserted that the phony DCI had received the information from a local leader in his area, whom he described as a good man.
"I have gathered intelligence on how a local leader from Trans Nzoia county, threatened by my political growth, shared the alleged information posted by the DCI before the investigations body uploaded the story with a message tailored to assassinate my character," he said.
"I therefore would like to set the record straight that I am a law-abiding citizen and a respected leader and these alleged lackadaisical, intemperate and acrimonious reports are meant to divert attention from the impact I have made as a senator in Trans Nzoia County."
Therefore, according to Chesang, he will move to send a demand letter to the DCI on Monday "for being used to settle political scores and defamation."
The arrest on Saturday resulted from a complaint from Ralph Manyaka, a South African citizen who was about to be scammed of a considerable sum of money by the accused.
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According to earlier allegations, Manyaka is said to have transported 30 kilograms of gold from Sierra Leone to Dubai via Kenya. However, he was informed that his shipment had been seized in Nairobi.
The victim was informed that his shipment could not be sent because there were a few customs irregularities and that he would need to pay Ksh.5.3 million ($36,000) to have the products freed. He then promptly traveled to Kenya, where he met a man who identified himself as a customs official named George Otieno.
The consignment was in front of me, and my signature appeared just as it had in Sierra Leone. He claimed that the insurance and declaration are the problems. The buyer also requested a revision to the consigning information, Manyaka said to Citizen TV.
Before being charged, the suspects are detained in Kilimani police station.
