3 ACCUSED PERSONS DENY RECEIVING KSH 60 MILLION FROM ASIAN INVESTOR
3 men who ate accused of conspiring to defraud an businssman of ksh. 60 million by false pretending that they were in a position to secure for him a go ernment tender for supply of laptops.
The trio Erick Otieno Atanga,Alex Stephen Ogolla and Moffat Gicheru Kamau , the accused are said to have committed the offense in September 2023.
The prosecution said the accused received money from Vijay Virma, they received USD 398,000 equivalent to ksh. 60 million.
The trial magistrate Susan Shikhubi, was told by the prosecution that on 1st November 2023, the accused purported to have obtained a quotation from the ministry of Information Communication and Digital Economy which they used to obtain the monies from the Asian investor.
The three accused were released on a bond of ksh.3 million each plus one surety.
They were not given the alternative of a cash bail. Their case will be mentioned on 29 April,2024 for pre-trial.