Two suspected fraudsters were on Thursday arraigned in court for defrauding a businesswoman of twentyfour million shillings with the pretext that they would help her sale her gems.
The suspects identified as Humphrey Mulindi Mathahana and Steve Ochieng’ Odhiambo were charged at Milimani Law Courts with conspiracy to defraud contrary to Section 317of the Penal Code. It is alleged that on diverse dates between 3rd February 2021 and 5th March 2021 at an unknown place, they jointly conspired to defraud Emily Saliton Mututua, the director of Milestone Gemstone Kenya Limited of Tanzanite minerals measuring 687.283 carats valued at USD 203,436 (Ksh 22,337.273) by falsely pretending that they would sale the said Tanzanite to Dubai, a fact they knew to be false.
The two also face a second charge that reveals that on the same day while at the Ministry of Mining offices within Nairobi county they obtained Tanzanite minerals measuring 456.8 carats valued at USD 147,553 (Ksh 16,201,319) from Emily Silaton Mututua by falsely claiming they would sale the same in Dubai.
In the third charge, they are accused of obtaining Tanzanite measuring 230,483 carats valued at USD 71,883 (Ksh 7,892, 753) from the same businesswoman.
The duo denied the three charges and we’re released on 5 million bond with alternative cash bail of 2 million.
