A Congolese national accused of defrauding and industrialist ksh 156 million claiming he would supply him precious mineral has Ben charged and remanded in custody.
Lumumba Ulundu Patrick alias Gabriel Kulonda Ulungu alias Lumumba Patrick Byarufu was detained by Milimani chief magistrate Benard Ochoi after the DPP through James Gachoka oposed his release saying he is a flight risk.
He pretended he would supply 84 metric tones of tantalum niobium to an international investor.
Gachoka said Lumumba has no fixed abode in Kenya and is a holder of two travel documents and identification cards.
He said when he entered kenya, he did use either of the passports, and instead, he used an inter-state travel document.
“I urge this court to deny the accused bond since he is a flight risk, he uses several travel documents to enter and exit the country, once he is out he will disappear without trace,” Gachoka told Ochoi.
The prosecutor further told the court that the accused herein has not shown proper conduct during the investigations.
But a defence lawyer opposed the DPP’s application, saying Lumumba has been living in kenya for the past two years as a resident of Mombasa.
Lumumba has denied two counts of conspiracy to defraud and obtaining money through pretence.
He is charged that on December 26th 2023 jointly with others not before court with intent to defraud obtained USD 1 million equivalent to ksh156 million from Yingchen(Shenzenhen International Trade company Limited) by falsely pretending he was in a position to sell to the company 84 metric tones of tantalum niobium ore( Tantalite) a fact he knew be false.
Lumumba will cool his heels at the Industrial Area Prison until Monday when his bond will be determined.
In the same court, John Bosco Olago was charged with defrauding anHainan Rui Rong International Trading limited USD 103000 claiming he would sell them 1000 tones of white refined sugar a fact he knew to be false.
Olago was freed on a cash bail of ksh 1 million after telling the court he is settling the matter outside court.