By Reporter .
Three men linked to the swapping of Sim card belonging to former Central Police Station commander Samson Kiprotich Talam have been charged before a Nairobi court.
Amos Nzomo Kimanzi, James Mutemi Munyithya and Dennis Masavi Musyimi are accused of swapping the SIM card of Talam, while the OCS was in custody being probed over the death of albert Ojwang.
They denied the charge when they appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Dolpina Alego.
The charge sheet read to them stated that they conspired to replace Talam’s SIM card and unlawfully soliciting money from members of the public for their own gain.
Munyithya is also charged with unlawfully using Kimanzi’s Identity to register a sim card and to activate a mobile phone handset which was used to register and replace sim cards.
Kimanzi is also charged with permitting Munyithya to be in possession of his identity card to register a sim card and to activate a mobile phone handset used to register and replace sim cards.
Musyimi had pleaded guilty so first count only to deny all charges upon appearing in court next day.
On the other hand, Musyimi is charged with willfully procuring for another person registration of Talam’s sim card replacement by falsely pretending to be Talam.
The trio is alleged to have committed the offense, jointly with others yet to be arrested, on diverse dates between 16th and 19th June 2025.
