By Isaac Ongiri
The two Armenian brothers were international conmen.
A report by two joint parliamentary departmental committees reveal they had attempted their tricks in the United Arabs Emirates where they sneaked in as Russians.
They used the names Arthur Gevorkiyan (Passport No 7610149) and Arthur Argasyan alias Andrei Driluskiy (Passport No 7610126).
ÒIt was further stated that they did not establish any business in Dubai and were basically conmen,Ó the report states.
The brothers arrived in Kenya in November 2005, at the invitation of a city-based businessman Raju Sanghani.
Margaryan, according to the report, was the first to arrive on November 10, 2005, on an Armenian passport and left five days later for London. He came back 28 days later accompanied by his ÒfakeÓ brother Artur Sargasyan, who also travelled on an Armenian passport.
The airport authorities, however, failed to trace entry declarations forms filled by the two. Sargasyan never left the county until he was deported.
Margaryan and Sargasyan registered two companies, Brother Link International in which, together with Mr Mohammed Zakir Oomer, they were directors.
The other company, Kensignton Holdings Ltd, which they illegally registered twice, had Julius Maina Mwangi, Winfred Wangui Mwai and Aloise Atieno Omita as directors.
The two sneaked out of the port two containers, which later disappeared while being transported to M/S Rapid Kate Services Ltd bonded warehouse in Nairobi.
Three blank passports stolen from Immigration Ministry offices in Nairobi, under serial numbers A1031194, A1031195 and A1031196, were found at the ArtursÕ house when police raided their residence.
