Via: daily nation
A cyber command centre capable of disrupting communication systems in the country has been found in a Nairobi estate.
Directorate of Criminal Investigations officers Wednesday carried a swoop in the house in the posh Runda Estate and arrested Chinese citizens.
Police said the Chinese were preparing to raid the country’s communication systems.
The centre, with its modern software, is said to be capable of infiltrating bank accounts, M-Pesa and even ATMs. It is suspected to be the biggest such centre in Africa.
The Chinese were discovered after a fire broke out in the rented house, killing one of them. Police had gone to the house to investigate the incident when they found the group hurdled in a room that had “sophisticated” communication gadgets.
By yesterday, 77 Chinese were charged in a Nairobi court in connection with the activities at the premises.
On Tuesday, 37 of them appeared before magistrate Hannah Kaguru who ruled that they be detained at Gigiri Police Station for five days for further investigations.
And yesterday, 40 of the Chinese were charged with illegally operating a radio station in Runda estate.
And yesterday, 40 of the Chinese were charged with illegally operating a radio station in Runda estate.
The prosecution said that the police found some of the equipment in the house where the accused lived.
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