A duo is facing charges of obtaining millions from a businessman under the pretense that they could offer him a commission on the sale of a mineral product.
Raphael Kakunje Ojiambo and Samwel Ayako Kerandi appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi and denied the charges against them.
Ojiambo and Ayako are accused of obtaining Sh 4,358,000 from Festus Jason Ochola on diverse dates between November 20 and December 31, 2024. The two, jointly with others not before the court, allegedly pretended they could offer Ochola a commission after the sale of plutonium.
According to the charge sheet, the duo also faces another charge of conspiring to defraud Ochola of Sh 4.3 million alongside others not before the court.
The court heard that the accused, together with Wilfred Gitonga Kaburu, were found in possession of 11,783 forged U.S. dollar notes on January 17, 2025, at Lutheran Plaza along Nyerere Road in Nairobi Central Business District.
Ojiambo and Ayako were released on a bond of Sh 1 million each or an alternative cash bail of Sh 500,000 each.
The court, however, released Gitonga on a bond of Sh 500,000 or an alternative cash bail of Sh 200,000.
The matter is scheduled for mention on February 10, 2025.
