A supermarket proprietor and two directors have been charged with fraudulently a debt of Sh10.5m from a businesswoman.
Peter Boro Kiongo the proprietor of PBK Supermarket alongside John Boro Kamau and Monicah Roro Wairimu were arraigned before Milimani law courts chief magistrate Ms Martha Mutuku facing three fraud counts.
The trio were accused of committing the economic fraud between 2013 and 2016, a span of three years.
They denied on diverse dates between March 12 2013 and March 2016 through fraudulent tricks they obtained Sh10,500,000 from Naomi Wangui Mwangi.
At the PBK Supermarket the three were accused of incurring a debt by receiving Sh10.5m from Ms Mwangi while in the third count the three were alleged to have conspired the colossal amount from Ms Mwangi.
The trio applied to be freed on bond saying they had been out on a police bond of Sh60,000.
“We have been cooperating with police all through. We plead to be freed on similar terms as those of the police,” the accused pleaded.
But state prosecutor Anderson Gikunda opposed the release of the three on similar terms as those of the police saying “their status have changed.”
Mr Gikunda said the traders are now accused persons and urged Ms Mutuku to impose stringent bond terms.
Ms Mutuku ordered each of the three to deposit a cash bail of Sh300,000 or deposit a bond of Sh1million with one surety of similar amount.
Ms Mutuku further directed the accused to return to court for pre-trial directions on January 20,2021.
She also directed the prosecution to supply the accused with witness statements to prepare their defences.