Jalang’o Exposed in an Online Fraud

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Friday, April 19, 2024 –Lang’ata Member of Parliament Phelix Odiwuor known as ‘Jalang’o’ has been exposed for obtaining money by false pretense.

According to a source supported by incontrovertible evidence shared by blogger Cyprian Nyakundi, Jalang’o was contracted for an interview to promote a book on his then popular YouTube channel ‘Bonga na Jalas’. The deal involved a payment of sh. 40,000 which was contributed by the victim’s supporters to aid in the book launch. However, on the day of the interview, Jalang’o failed to appear and, instead, delegated the task to a subordinate.

As a result, the interview did not meet expectations and fell short of its intended impact. Following this disappointment, the source reached out to Jalango to demand a refund of the agreed-upon payment. Jalang’o agreed to reimburse the funds but insisted on a face-to-face meeting at his lawyer’s office. At the meeting, the source claims to have suffered coercion and intimidation tactics from Jalang’o and his associates.

In the long expose’ shared by Nyakundi today Friday, they pressured the source into accepting only half of the original payment, amounting to sh. 20,000. The source was compelled to sign a document acknowledging receipt of this reduced amount. Despite attempts to reclaim the outstanding balance since December 2022, the source claims to have been unsuccessful in securing the balance from Jalang’o.

But in an immediate rejoinder, MP Jalang’o issued a statement saying the terms and conditions were made clear to the claimant before the interview was conducted.

“A guy comes for interview, he is told I don’t do interviews anymore and that I am busy, agrees to be hosted by the host, later comes and says the interview did not do well, wants his money back, he is refunded 50% , now claims he was conned! He should have refused to be hosted!” he stated.

Jalang’o is the current Member of Parliament Lang’ata serving his first term.

Before joining mainstream politics two years ago, he was in social entertainment and radio career at Kiss 100 where he co-hosted shows with colleagues latest being Kamene Goro who has since left.