Two individuals have been arraigned before the Milimani Law Courts over allegations of defrauding a foreign national over Sh 15 million in a cryptocurrency scam.
Jesus Godoua Imedji, a Central African national, and Judith Mbatha Nzioka were jointly charged before Milimani Principal Magistrate and denied the charges against them.
Godoua and Mbatha are charged with obtaining money by false pretences and conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Sections 313 and 317 of the Penal Code respectively.
According to the charge sheet, the accused persons allegedly obtained USD 116,000 (approximately Sh 15,360,000) from Tuyishime Grace on April 30, 2025, at Serena Hotel in Nairobi.
According to the Police, the money was purportedly meant for facilitating cryptocurrency trading on the Binance platform, a claim that the prosecution states was knowingly false.
The duo have been remanded at Kilimani Police Station pending the court’s ruling on their bail and bond terms on the 28th May this year.
