A Thika mason’s romantic plans ended with a broken apartment door, a damaged vehicle and a police case after his online date failed to show up.
On Monday, November 9, 2026, the DCI shared the account in a Sheng-filled statement, using jokes and vivid storytelling.
The mason, identified as Fred, had met Tash on social media. For their first meeting, he prepared ugali, kienyeji chicken, avocados and what the DCI called “two Mission Impossible packs”.
At 3pm, Tash asked for fare and Fred sent KSh1,500. She later said she was still stranded and received another top-up. By evening, she had not arrived.
“By 7pm, Fred had graduated from boyfriend to transport coordinator,” the statement reads. By 9pm, he had sent 17 messages and made 23 calls, receiving 26 versions of “Bona una doubt babe.”
The date takes an unexpected turn
The DCI said Fred kept waiting until Tash’s WhatsApp profile picture disappeared. “Ghafla bin vuu!” The statement continued: “The WhatsApp profile picture disappeared. Fred had officially been ghosted.”
Using an address Tash had shared, Fred went to an apartment in Makongeni. A guard denied him entry, but he forced his way inside and damaged a door.
There, he found Tash standing behind a man who turned out to be her husband. “Apparently, goshodo was somebody’s wife!” the DCI said.
Fred fled as the husband charged at him. A fight followed, neighbours joined in and a vehicle was reportedly damaged.
DCI issues online dating warning
The DCI said Fred was in custody over complaints of disturbance and destruction of property. His wife, Jecinta, was reportedly seeking an OB report and preparing their WhatsApp conversations.
The agency’s caution follows other online safety cases, including a TikTok-linked incident in which women were lured into meetings and robbed and a fake Airbnb booking fraud that cost a holidaymaker KSh130,000.
The DCI urged Kenyans to be cautious when meeting online contacts, avoid sending money to people they barely know and report criminal activity instead of resorting to threats, trespassing or property damage.
