Flamboyant businessman Jared Otieno was arrested over the ongoing probe that he swindled foreigners in a gold export business deal.
The flashy businessmen who also owns a home in Lavington was earlier MIA as police officers did not find him at that residence either.
Sources claim that his Karen home was yet to be occupied by the businessman and he had furnished the residence to a tune of Ksh110 million. It is reported that he paid cash for it.
“We have information that Jared paid Sh110 cash for this house and we have found things in the house that belong to him,” said a police officer involved in the investigation.
Jared is famous for spending Sh30 million to acquire a customised Porsche.
He hit the headlines after his expensive traditional wedding to Kendi Mwiti in Meru. The ceremony was attended by Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o, Meru’s Kiraitu Murungi and former cabinet minister Chris Obure.
Two months before the wedding, he had splurged Sh15 million in a pre-wedding party held at his rural home in Ndhiwa, Homa Bay county.
The bride-to-be, Kendi Mwiti, arrived in a chopper, while Otieno came in a convoy of 18 Range Rovers and a Porsche Cayenne.
Now in his 40, Jared is the founder and CEO of Express Feeders Limited. He has two children.
Here are photos of Jared’s show of opulence. He parties and plays hard.
Senior principal magistrate Martha Mutuku allowed the request by police to detain him for seven more days to allow for completion of investigations.
The flashy businessman had been arrested for obtaining money by pretending to be in a position to export gold from Kenya to foreign countries.
