A fake communique purporting to impose a travel ban against Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi was on Monday, December 1, flagged as fake.
The fake letter shared widely online on social media impersonated the United states Embassy in issuing travel bans to the two.
In the fake statement dated December 1, Murkomen and Sudi were restricted from travelling to the United States indefinitely until further advisory was issued.
“The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in coordination with the U.S Embassy in Kenya herewith restricts the individuals named from entering The United States of America indefinitely until further consideration and advisory by The U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),” read the fake letter.
The fake document further stated that the cessation of movement of the two named government officials to the US was to be effective as of December 1, 2024, at the stroke of midnight.
The fake letter alleged that the two senior government officials were under investigation for receiving bribes in order to facilitate tenders to an international conglomerate firm.
“The current indefinite entry restrictions into the US denote that there will be a suspension of visa exemption policy and issuance of tourist visa ande-visa” the fake letter further stated.
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